Word for Word

An encouraging word in an ordinary world…

Are you looking for courage and consolation?

Let these words challenge you to press on by sharing how God’s Word has penetrated a routine life.

Recent Posts

  • When A Word Changes Everything
    It is the steady unchanging Word that has provided clarity when I’m confused, hope in my despondence, and health when my spirit is bruised.
  • Dealing With The Darkness
    How is a lack of peace consistent with a proclaimed follower of Jesus? The reality is that I am living in a fallen world. For things to be different… I have to act in ways that go against the grain of how I’m feeling.
  • The Spirit of Christmas Past: A Journey
    Our car pulled up to the farmhouse in the chilly Christmas Eve darkness, and I strained from the back seat to see who else was parked in the semi-circle drive. My mother came from a large family of 19 children, so there were dozens of cousins, aunts and uncles. It was a lottery to see… Read more: The Spirit of Christmas Past: A Journey
  • The Hunger and Want of Christmas
    “Forgive me if I am not justified in what I ask,” said Scrooge, looking intently at the Spirit’s robe, “but I see something strange, and not belonging to yourself, protruding from your skirts. Is it a foot or a claw?” “… From the foldings of its robe, it brought two children; wretched, abject, frightful, hideous,… Read more: The Hunger and Want of Christmas
  • The Servant and the Undeserved Gift
    As I opened the letter I felt a jolt of disbelief when a check dropped onto my lap. Perplexed, I could not understand why this man would be sending a check. Back then, I did not think of him as a servant, but I realize now that’s exactly what he was.  When we first met he was… Read more: The Servant and the Undeserved Gift

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Sandra Jantzi

About the Author: I’m a wife, mother, and business partner who knows the struggles of daily living, and the transforming power of God’s Word.

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