430 || Extreme Makeover: How The Joplin Tornado Reconstructed Her Perspective Christy Pearce June 20, 2017 Community, Written Stories 1 Crystal and her family weren’t expecting the devastating, mile-wide tornado that leveled much of southern Joplin, Missouri, six years ago. Neither were the weathermen for that matter. But Crystal says no other ...
429 || Miscarriage Didn’t Rock My World Christy Pearce June 14, 2017 Life, Written Stories Staring at the pink, gelatinous blob in the toilet, I wondered if I was looking at my baby—the baby I was surprised to learn was coming just weeks earlier, when two lines appeared in the test window. I was 2...
426 || When the Therapist Needs a Therapist, Hope Prevails Christy Pearce June 1, 2017 Life, Written Stories 1 Image courtesy of Sue Hoeksema Schwabauer Neuropsychologist Dr. Michelle Bengtson has been on both sides of depression. After sitting in the physician’s chair for so long, she was shocked to find herself on t...
378 || Bianca Juárez Olthoff: It’s Time to Play With Fire Christy Pearce August 30, 2016 Life, Written Stories I was confused by how a good God would allow bad things to happen to good people…I was angry.” Just before Bianca Juárez Olthoff turned 21, her life was engulfed in flames. Her mom had just been diagnosed wi...
376 || A Community Of Love: Love Song Photography Christy Pearce July 27, 2016 Community, Magazine, Written Stories If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the photos Lindsey Natzic- Villatoro takes are worth a thousand prayers. With a passion for working with people, Lindsey deeply invests in her subjects by ge...
351 || “Keep Breathing,” Says Jody McBrayer After Avalon And Depression Christy Pearce March 30, 2016 Life, Written Stories 1 After a bout with depression, Jody McBrayer’s message in his new album, “Keep Breathing” is to do exactly that. “I stood there with the water lapping at my feet, and I thought ‘I can just keep walking, and a...
346 || Building 429’s Jason Roy And Dad Are Unashamed To Tell Their Story Christy Pearce March 16, 2016 Life, Written Stories Building 429’s Jason Roy is unashamed of his rocky father-son past and spotlighting the grace of God in his life and music. “My dad was a frustrated and sometimes angry man,” says Jason, whose picture of his...
337 || Former Prince Protégé Denise Matthews’ Death Lays Vanity To Rest Christy Pearce February 19, 2016 Life, Written Stories Pop star formerly known as Vanity, Denise Katrina Matthews, is finally free from the shackles of her past as Prince’s protégé in Vanity 6. After a long struggle with her health—as a result of an unstable lifest...
325 || Matt Chandler’s Brain Cancer Leads Wife Lauren To Steadfast Love Christy Pearce January 15, 2016 Life, Written Stories Lauren Chandler dropped anchor on God’s steadfast love when husband Matt Chandler’s brain tumor barged into their lives. One moment all seemed right in the world, with a holiday feast going according to plan...
310 || Tim Timmons Endures Cancer, Writes “Awake Our Souls” Christy Pearce October 1, 2015 Life, Written Stories The cancer story God has written in Tim Timmons’ life has given Tim full back-stage access into the sorrow of others. Tim’s diagnosis opens up powerful ministry opportunities helping people see the purpose in t...
