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When Church Stops Feeling Like Home: Finding Belonging in Midlife Faith

For many women in midlife, church has long been...

They Said His “Southern Accent” Made Him Sound “Unintelligent”–So He Apologizes with a Southern Flare

Chad Prather responds to haters with a smile and some sarcastic love--y'all are fixin' to love it!

This Is What I Wish You Would Say When Your Child Points at My Daughter

As we enter the playground area, your child immediately points to mine, calling loudly “Mom, look at HER!”

Shauna Niequist

Shauna Niequist is the New York Times best-selling author of Cold Tangerines, Bittersweet, Bread & Wine, Savor, and Present Over Perfect. She is married to Aaron, and they live in Chicago with their sons, Henry & Mac. Shauna is a bookworm, a beachbum, and a passionate gatherer of people, especially around the table. See more from Shauna on her website.

What I Realized the Day I Finally Got “Skinny Enough”

"I was a spirit and a mind unfortunately trapped in rather bad packaging, like a bad ad campaign for a genuinely good product."

My Wife Cheated, Ran Off With Another Man, And Never Came Back. Where Was God?

Jon married a girl I grew up with. In the middle of the night two years later, Jon called me because he had just found emails that made it clear to him that his wife was cheating on him. Soon after, she left and never came back.

Husband Finds Emails Proving Wife Is Cheating in the Middle of the Night—But Her Betrayal Turns Out to Be a Blessing in Disguise

"I know that it seemed like God was being cruel that year, that middle of the night when he called me. But he was not."

A Cheating Wife & a Church Job Gone Wrong: What It Really Means to Be “Blessed”

Jon called me in the middle of the night because he had just found emails that made it clear his wife was cheating on him. Soon after, she left and never came back.