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article | January 30, 2017

We’re a culture accustomed to customization. From our coffee orders to our music playlists to build-your-own pizza joints, the idea of personalization is normal to us. It’s not wrong to consider the options available to us and make choices according to our …

article | April 10, 2017

Mind if I share a confession with you? I’m living in a lonely season. And while I’ve been studying the topic of mentoring and reflecting on the beauty of doing life together in Christian community along with you here on the blog, …

article | October 22, 2018

I awoke in the middle of the night, filled with a vague sense of despondent gloom. Groggily, I tried to make sense of my surroundings. Oh yes. I was at a retreat. I was the speaker. And last night I had made …

article | November 10, 2014

"Thanksgiving really should be thanksliving—a way of life—day in, day out, morning, noon, and night—continually, forever giving thanks to the Lord." ~ Nancy Leigh DeMoss Such a lifestyle is depicted in Ps. 92:1–2, "It is good to give thanks to the LORD, …

article | May 20, 2015

My wedding is less than three months away, so I’m frequently asked the same question by many caring people at church, in the grocery store checkout line, at the bank, and at Starbucks. “Are you excited for the wedding?” they’ll ask with …

article | May 20, 2011

1. Salvation—"Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory." (Isa. 45:8; 2 Tim. 2:10) 2. Growth in Grace—"I pray that my children may grow in the grace and …

article | January 22, 2018

I was twenty years old, and it was staff training week. We—the camp staff—were on a bus headed out for a team-building activity. When we stopped at a McDonald’s, Chris, our camp director, said we could use the bathrooms, but no one …

article | April 30, 2015

Raise your hand if you like social media. My hand is way up because I give social media a big thumbs up. As a young journalist, I’m ultra enthusiastic about the way today’s growing social platforms connect us and inform us. And …

article | October 20, 2011

“Protection from conflict produces soft, spoiled, and selfish people, while enduring conflict is more likely to produce someone strong, capable, and caring.” (p. 5) “Our own suffering is often our wake-up call to the world’s sufferings.” (p. 18) “Paul insists that our …

article | April 2, 2018

In 2017, the #MeToo movement left many wondering how to respond to such an outcry. Some of us are asking, “Who do I know that may be affected?” Or even, “This is my story and my secret—now what?" Statistically speaking, sexual abuse …