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The Wonder of Love: Why Charity Is the Greatest of All

by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 15, 2020 | Blog, The Wonder Series

Love is the greatest because it’s not just the plan to restore God and his people. It’s the goal.

The Wonder of Incarnation: Joy Is Here

by Charity Singleton Craig | Sep 22, 2020 | Blog, The Wonder Series

There is a way back to joy, and the directions are simple. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8). Once you get there, joy will be waiting.

The Wonder of Joy: Nature & Happiness

by Charity Singleton Craig | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, The Wonder Series

We hold our joy in the same hands that we carry burdens. We run through nature and find our peace because the world is so very fractious. And for those few moments of breathing deeply and listening to the cicada chorus serenade us, we are okay.

The Wonder of Hope: The Benefit of Living in Darkness

by Charity Singleton Craig | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, The Wonder Series

Hope is born in the shade, when the absence of light might otherwise leave us stunted. Instead, the darkness propels us to seek out bright spots, to find those places, however narrow, where the sunlight can break through.

The Wonder of Here: God’s Enduring Promise of Presence

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog, The Wonder Series

Regardless of our circumstances, whenever we ask the question, where is God in [cancer, divorce, recession, pandemic, hurricane, systemic racism, terrorism]?, the answer is always HERE. God’s enduring presence is a promise I’ve clung to again and again. But there’s another side of God’s presence that can be hard for people, that can be hard for me. If God is with us in [cancer, divorce, recession, pandemic, hurricane, systemic racism, terrorism], then why isn’t he doing anything about it?

The Wonder of Presence: Navigating the Risk of Absence

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog, The Wonder Series

When we make ourselves vulnerable to the presence of another, we don’t always emerge unscathed. Changed, yes. Encouraged and uplifted and bolstered in our hope, sometimes. But also bruised and wounded, all too often.