Welcome to The Goodness, essays on seeking and seeing God & prompts for purposeful encounters from author and Bible teacher JL Gerhardt.

Like David in Psalm 27 (I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living) and Moses before him who met God “face to face,” Gerhardt thinks looking at God is as good at it gets. She writes thoughtfully about what she sees and how she sees it, offering wise counsel to anyone open to looking.

Previously a college English Instructor, newspaper reporter, and Storytelling Minister, Gerhardt currently travels the globe with her family, homeschooling her kids with her husband, and writing full time. She’s the author of six books including Fresh Start. Fresh Strength. Seeing God in Nehemiah and Think Good: How to Get Rid of Anxiety, Guilt, Despair & the Like to Finally Find Peace of Mind.

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I look for God and write about God. Always with wonder. Never like a jerk. "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

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Partner at Hazefire Studios, creator of The Happiest Saddest People, manuscript editor for Holy Ghost Stories, & author of Look to Love and other books, Gerhardt tells true, beautiful stories that testify to the abiding goodness of God.