What do we do when life doesn’t go to plan—when hope collides with disappointment, grief, or anxiety? In this honest and hopeful reflection, Alisha Wiseman explores what it means to live east of Eden, tracing the story of God through shalom, fall, redemption, and the end promise of renewal. This is a story big enough to hold your pain—and strong enough to redeem it.

We all long to be free—from shame, pressure, comparison, and fear. In a world full of noise and striving, the Holy Spirit meets us with a different kind of freedom: the kind that transforms us from the inside out, getting us free and keeping us free.

Jesus invites us to follow Him, but what He really means by that we can connect to Him like a branch is connected to a vine. We are all connected to some sort of vine—but why should it be Jesus?