Christina Fox

The Bible talks a lot about hearing and listening. It likens those who have spiritual life to those who hear.

This year has been a challenge for us all. In addition to the normal hardships of life in a fallen world, we also have a pandemic, lost jobs, division across the country, and severe weather. People are hurting. We are hurting.

This year has brought great fear to many of us. From a deadly pandemic to lost jobs to uncertainty about the future, fear has been the background noise of 2020–a constant in every thought, conversation, and plan. But we don’t have the monopoly on fear.

I recently commented to a friend that if there is one thing I've learned this year, it is the importance of holding all my plans loosely...

Do you know the sound of silence? Once upon a time, I played the flute in the school orchestra. I especially enjoyed playing those musical pieces where a portion of the score built up to a crescendo, followed by...

This is the time of year I most feel overwhelmed. That back to school, back to sports, back to parent volunteer duties, back to driving everywhere time of year. It comes on like a deluge, and I feel as though I am drowning in responsibilities and places I...

Uncertainty. If there's one word I would use to describe this year and life during a worldwide crisis, it's uncertainty. The dictionary defines uncertainty as “being in a state of regular or constant change.”

Being homebound this spring found me outside in the warm afternoon sun. I'd set up my camping chair in the front yard, plop down, and read a book. Like everyone else, being stuck at home meant that life had slowed way down, almost to a standstill.

I’ve spent a lot of time in the Psalms these past couple of months, primarily because we are discussing the laments in the virtual support group I facilitate, but also because it’s what my own heart needs right now. 

Each Sunday since this crisis began, I’ve found my eyes tear up during virtual worship with my church.

How are you feeling these days? This crisis is bringing up many difficult emotions for all of us. It certainly is for me. Throughout the day, I find myself hop-scotching from worry to loneliness to frustration to boredom to discontentment.