Linda Buxa
Linda Buxa is a freelance writer and editor and a regular blogger and contributing writer for Time of Grace. She is the author of Dig In! Family Devotions to Feed Your Faith, Made for Friendship, and Parenting by Prayer. Linda and her husband, Greg, have lived in Alaska, Washington D.C., California, and are now in Wisconsin. They have three pretty great kids who are all taller than she is.
Your sins are not like coffee grounds
It was 5:20 A.M. I was pulling out the coffeepot to pour my first cup when things went tragically awry. (I use the word…
No lie
A fact-checker report from the Washington Post says that in President Trump’s first year, he made 2,140 false or misleading claims. By day 558…
I’m a Christian, but . . .
“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24). I never used to understand that passage. As I get older and see the…
When death seems to win
This year I’m really struggling with writing about Easter. For me that’s pretty weird, because I love Easter. I love Jesus. I love that…
You’ll be a pro in no time
My teenagers had a day off of school, so on that -9-degree morning, we headed to a nearby training facility. While my teens were…
Do you have a spiritual house cleaner?
For Christmas, my husband contacted a friend who has a cleaning business and surprised me with six months of housecleaning. Now, before I get…
What you can’t see
Did you get to see the great conjunction on December 21? I didn’t. This was the date that Jupiter and Saturn were in the…
When Christmas is hard
Is it hard for you to sing the song “Joy to the World” right now? Maybe you’re facing a layoff or handling a family…
Don’t harass the sheep
Sometimes I think Christians are so busy pointing out everything that’s wrong with the world that we become jerks for Jesus. The words we…
Two wrong notes
At my daughter’s Christmas concert, she was playing a hymn for everyone to sing along. The program said there were two stanzas to sing….
Keep an eye on your neighbor
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, one state’s governor faced severe backlash when she suggested that people should keep an eye on their neighbors—and…
Refinement by fire
I find the concept of trial-by-comfort pretty appealing. It sounds so much better than the whole trial-by-fire thing, which is a concept I’m not…