Written Work

APRIL NEWSLETTER 2026

 Right about now, all my gardener friends might be starting to see the first fruits of their work. My strawberry bush is starting to bud these green little strawberries. It will be a bit before they ripen and are ready to eat. Nonetheless, this was the whole goal of the planting, watering, and weeding: to…

MARCH 2026 NEWSLETTER

March has felt like I’m living in a paradox.Which, honestly, is why this newsletter is arriving in April.I’ve found it incredibly difficult to write in a way that feels genuine—without crossing lines or saying so little that it falls flat.There’s been a whole host of beauty and tension woven together.The beauty has looked like weddings…

February 2026

IMMORALITIES MASQUERADE When did believers become blind to the sins that grieved the Spirit? Accepting sins into our homes when the Lord would have us stay clear of it. What happened to “Telling the truth in love” to set them free? Because it’s not loving to let them believe a damaging lie just to let…

JANUARY 2026 NEWSLETTER

I thought I could never return to ministry—until I realized God wasn’t calling me back, but forward. If you’ve been following me since the beginning, you would have seen my fall and my slow recovery. You’ve watched my poems start accusatory and lost. I teetered between pain and peace. Finally, landing on the declaration of…

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Jessica Railsback
Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.

Isaiah 40:31