Living on Purpose: 3 Ways to Make Each Day Count for the Kingdom
Living on Mission in Unexpected Places Not long ago, someone asked me a simple but powerful question: If this were my last year on earth, how would I live differently? Questions like that have a way of bringing life into sharp focus. I realized I would want to be far...
Waiting Isn’t Wasted
What the Bible Says About Waiting on God and How It Shapes Us A few years ago, I found myself refreshing my email every five minutes, waiting for an answer. A big one. A door that I desperately wanted God to open. I had prayed. I had planned. I had done “all the right...
6 Simple Christian Easter Traditions
How to Prepare Your Heart at Any Age Easter is one of the most joyful celebrations of the year. It’s a season filled with bright flowers, egg hunts, family meals, and sweet treats. But at the center of it all is something far greater: the resurrection of Jesus and the...
Finding Comfort in God’s Word
This world can be uncomfortable. All too often, our hearts are wounded and our efforts to soothe ourselves can be more harmful than helpful. We’ve tried what the world has to offer (self-care, exercise, and varieties of substances), and we don’t feel better. Where can...
Soul Care is the Best Self-Care
Self-care is very popular and appealing. The term can encompass everything from eating your favorite food, to bubble baths, to taking a day off. Does God care about how we care for ourselves? Yes, God is concerned with our self-care practices because He is our loving...
5 Ways To Read The Bible In A Year
The Bible is God’s Word, his testimony, revealing to us who he is, what he cares about, and his story of redemption for humanity. Reading through the Bible in a year may feel intimidating, but there’s no better way to grow in your faith and understanding of God than...
Seeking God in a Season of Grief
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort” | 2 Corinthians 1:3 No, how can that be! Not another one! It was all too familiar, another phone call sharing that a friend had lost a spouse. In the space...
Worry or Worship: A Parent’s Choice
You can’t fix it all It starts before our children are born. The desire to protect them from harm. We “childproof” our homes to soften the rough edges of life. We try to move all the dangers out of their reach. It feels like our responsibility to create a “safe” place...
