The Love Offering Guest Blog Series
Hiding in the Cleft of the Rock: Finding Safety and Purpose in God by Teresa Mowery

Hiding in the Cleft of the Rock: Finding Safety and Purpose in God by Teresa Mowery

Mar 13, 2025

As the primary caregiver for my husband, battling stage 4 cancer, I often felt like I was on a relentless merry-go-round. Each day began with an emotional toll that was hard to bear, filled with doctor appointments, medication schedules, and the heart-wrenching reality of watching someone I love fight for his life. One particularly exhausting evening, I found myself sitting in my car, tears streaming down my face, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

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Who Am I? by Katherine Wisniewski

Who Am I? by Katherine Wisniewski

Mar 6, 2025

Sometimes, I wonder how God could ever use me. I have a sinful past. And even though I am a Christian now, I still make mistakes. I’m an average woman, wife, and mom. I am not a public speaker. I don’t have any formal writing or Biblical training. Who am I to think I could do anything to help God further His kingdom? 

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Whatever, Lord! Finding Purpose in Everyday Tasks by Sarah Brown

Whatever, Lord! Finding Purpose in Everyday Tasks by Sarah Brown

Feb 27, 2025

I stood at the kitchen sink, dishrag in hand, feeling as though I was stuck in a monotonous cycle of household chores. No matter how clean my kitchen might become, a new dish would appear within moments of the sink being emptied. A trail of crumbs would be scattered about the floor as soon as the floor had been swept. Freshly folded clothes hadn’t been put away before the laundry room had a new pile forming in the corner. 

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God’s Love Never Fails by Marci Viland

God’s Love Never Fails by Marci Viland

Feb 20, 2025

If you are anything like me, at night, my mind wanders to all the events of the day. Oftentimes than not, my mind goes to everything I may have done wrong in the day. I typically think of how I could have handled a situation parenting better that day. Or how I could have responded to one of my kids or husband better that day.  I recall the happy moments as well. But then, those negative ones creep back in and I am now laying there wide awake, feeling like a failure. 

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A New Me—Union and Identity by Kyle Worley

A New Me—Union and Identity by Kyle Worley

Feb 13, 2025

Many people don’t know who they are. Don’t believe me? Check out the best-selling books or the trending podcasts. Spend a bit of time on social media. Everywhere you look you are bound to find people shouting out: “Who am I?” If you remain unconvinced, take a sheet of paper and write “Who am I?” at the top and see if you can fill out the entire sheet of paper in the next five minutes without slipping into answering the question of who you are by describing what you do.

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