by Laura Sandretti | Sep 14, 2023 | Faith in the Storm
The past year has been rough. In that time I’ve cried out to God with ugly sobs. Sometimes I was enraged that specific and (what I thought were) God honoring requests – went completely sideways. Some days I asked if He was punishing or teaching me. Other times I...
by Laura Sandretti | May 12, 2023 | Faith in the Storm
I barely slept last night. My daughter was flying overnight from O’Hare to Amsterdam and from there to Tanzania where she’ll be teaching math to high school students. The professor who’s leading the group has taken twelve trips there before so rationally...
by Laura Sandretti | Apr 24, 2023 | Faith in the Storm
A college-aged friend once asked me how it helped to know who God says you are if you feel rejected by humans. She struggled to understand what difference it made if Jesus loved and accepted her if her relationships often failed. When she asked me this I wasn’t in any...
by Laura Sandretti | Feb 2, 2023 | Faith in the Storm
On New Years’ Day, I started a yearlong sabbatical from (my personal) social media. I also intended to film a weekly Bible study, write my next book, and read through my Bible. On a less spiritual front, I committed to “Workout Wednesdays” to up my cardio stamina....
by Laura Sandretti | Sep 17, 2020 | Faith in the Storm
A young woman I’m mentoring was struggling. Several of her family members are policemen, but she said she also “really cares about and is angry and hurting for…” She hesitated with sadness and confusion, “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to say…” Black people?...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 12, 2015 | Faith in the Storm
In the last ten days two friends have tragically and without warning lost their husbands. Like everyone who knows these families, I am broken, confused and hurting. I want to help, but I need to give them the space they have rightfully and understandably asked for....
