Sarah Walton

1 month ago | crossway.org | Matt Smethurst |Sarah Walton

Two Lost SonsThe Bible’s most potent depiction of the truth that there’s more than one way to be lost is crystallized in Luke 15:11–32. The broad outline of the parable is familiar: a father has two sons, the younger of whom demands his share of the inheritance and then moves to a far country, where he squanders it on wild living. Eventually, after coming to his senses, the prodigal returns home empty-handed and broken; he simply hopes his father will take him back as a hired servant.

Dec 8, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Sarah Walton

Suffering. How can one small word hold so much complexity? It can elicit: fear, dread, anxiety, bitterness, anger, and panic. It can also stir up: courage, strength, growth, humility, and faith. Suffering is so painfully complex that we struggle to find answers to it, yet it demands answers nonetheless. Which is why, I believe, we often grasp at any answer we can surmise to make sense of our pain. God must want to teach me something. Maybe I’m being disciplined for unconfessed sin.

Dec 3, 2024 | journal.step.org | Sarah Walton

Sarah Walton TEP questions why, during the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history, elderly women are at risk of becoming homeless CPD Vulnerable client Australia Lately, anyone wanting to get onto the housing ladder in Australia has seen media warnings of significant price increases and uncertainty about interest rates.

Nov 30, 2024 | crossway.org | Sarah Walton |Betsy Howard

Is Happiness the Goal? Children today are being raised in a society that perpetually tells them they are meant to be happy and that they should feel free to do whatever feels good to find that elusive happiness. Kids often look for that happiness in trying to be good enough. They tend to seek their purpose in trying to be the best—or at least better than those around them. Or perhaps they seek satisfaction through the coolest toys, best clothes, newest phones, or video games.

Nov 18, 2024 | crossway.org | Sarah Walton |Ginger Blomberg |Kristen Wetherell

This article is part of the Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions series. True RepentanceWhat if I sin too much? Will God still forgive me? These kinds of questions are questions that kids ask all the time, and if they don’t verbally ask it, they're often thinking it as we’re working through discipline and teaching them right and wrong.