Author: nanettekirsch

I am a follower of Jesus, wife, and mother to four children, two of whom are adopted from South Korea. "Write the truest sentence you know." For years, without knowing Ernest Hemingway’s famous quote, this mantra guided my writing and my work as a brand marketer. Here at Faith Runner I write about my walk with God, what He is teaching me and how he is refining me through His Living Word — as openly and honestly as I can. I try to illuminate the larger truths as I walk together with you…as we follow Jesus.

Bible, Walking with God

The Town Built on a Cliff

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

When Jesus preached in his hometown they tried to hurl him off a cliff. What can we learn from this powerful story?

Epiphanies, Parenting, Walking with God

Shifting Orbits

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

The orbits of our lives shift and change throughout our journey, but our orbit around the Son remains central.

Epiphanies, suffering, Walking with God

Beauty Matters

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

Beauty matters. It's God's promise that this is not the end. Where then can we look for beauty that lasts?

Bible, Sin and Salvation, Walking with God

Broken Things

August 6, 2019August 16, 2019by nanettekirsch14 Comments

Everything I own has broken recently, my dishwasher, refrigerator, etc. It's disappointing...and costly. And so it is with the brokenness of sin.

Walking with God

#ShareYourStory: How God Taught Me to Live Without Sight

July 30, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

Have you ever been out in public when all the lights went out? Guest Author Carolyn Newell shared her experience of walking in faith through an increasingly dark and dangerous world.

Bible, Parenting, Walking with God

Wrestling with God

July 16, 2019July 12, 2019by nanettekirsch10 Comments

This week I offer a guide to young people, especially my own, to approach their existential questions as ones who know God.

Bible, Sin and Salvation, Walking with God

Golden Shackles

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019by nanettekirsch2 Comments

What are you risking for your faith? Is it really a risk if we live and give for God, but then retreat to the comfort of our current lifestyles at the end of the day?

Bible, Epiphanies, Walking with God

Walking through Walls

July 2, 2019June 26, 2019by nanettekirsch7 Comments

I've been reflecting recently on some impenetrable walls in my life, and how after pushing up against them with no effect, Jesus shows up and miraculously moves me to the other side. This epiphany called to mind the post-resurrection accounts of Jesus appearing in locked rooms, transcending spaces where his disciples had hidden in fear. [...]