“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way...

Have you ever been asked to volunteer for something in your local church community? How did you respond? Whether it’s helping in sunday...

Along the dusty roads of our village in East Africa, most families try to survive on less than $1 a day. Buckets of water traveled to...

The mass of tulip bulbs in my garden bucket are all brown, covered in dirt. You can't tell from these what color the flower will bloom....

One summer we were camping and took our kids on a hike through the sand dunes at the provincial park. Of course, the day happened to be...

“How do Christians grow? The question itself immediately elicits different feelings among us. Some of us feel guilt. We’re not growing,...

Do we really need to memorize God’s Word? We no longer have to memorize phone numbers, because they’re conveniently stored on the device...

“The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.” (Ecc. 1:5) Time. It’s a finite resource. We don’t get...

Appetites change. When my kids are in the midst of a growth spurt, they out-eat me at mealtimes and constantly hunt for food; their...

Not all work is glamorous. It's work after all. I've hoed beet fields - leaving blisters on my hands, picked at the conveyer belt on our...

It's easy to spend time with people we enjoy. I'm an introvert and though I find myself fading away after a long time in the presence of...

Shame is like a weed. It begins with a thought. Our past experiences give it shape and nourishment while it invades our thoughts,...

I don't always say the right thing. I wish I did... but I don't. You're getting ready for bed, the events of the day flow through your...

The other day, I was with a woman who was struggling with serious health issues. She was most anxious about whether she'd improve enough...

Some lessons are best learned through story. In our spiritual growth, we often tend to seek out direct instruction, a list of dos or...

What has your discipleship journey looked like? Did someone take you under their wing, meet regularly for coffee, or study the Bible with...

Sitting on the plush area rug, my daughter opens her gift - her great-grandparents watch with a curious eye. She pulls out a new...

Equal and distinct. These are two important words as we talk about people and relationships. Equality reminds us of our sameness and...

It's okay to be ordinary. Do you believe that to be true? Paddling out on the lake makes me feel really small. One stroke at a time,...

"The church faces her biggest challenge not when new errors start to win but when old truths no longer wow." Now, there's a first line to...