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article | December 17, 2018

While some may find our ministry goals for 2019 ambitious, we prefer to think of them as God-sized! Our faith grows as we remember all He has helped us accomplish in 2018. To help our team continue to offer more meaningful blog …

article | January 10, 2017

As I write to you, it’s still Christmastime. I’m nestled in my armchair in front of the fireplace and next to our tree, shining with its lights and silver ornaments. I’ve got coffee to sip and Christmas music playing, and I just …

article | December 21, 2011

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:1, 14). The Infinite became finite. The immortal became mortal. The Creator …

article | November 26, 2012

I have a good friend who recently told me that she feels that God is asking her to forgive her dad. I don't know all the ins and outs of their relationship, but I do know her dad has never asked for …

article | February 7, 2018

If I have the story right, after my dad asked my mom out, she commented to a friend, “Why do the creepy guys always ask me out?” (Obviously she changed her mind about my dad not too long after that!) Maybe you …

article | June 2, 2008

We believe the vast majority of Christian young women (and not-so-young women, too, for that matter!) are suffering the consequences of believing lies. Those consequences include broken relationships, fear, depression, self-loathing, and guilt, to name a few. The results of believing a …

article | May 10, 2019

A few weeks ago, my husband and I had the opportunity to teach at our church’s high school retreat. It was a fruitful (and . . . um . . . sanctifying) experience. After weeks of preparing for, praying over, and pouring …

article | March 18, 2020

She stood in the bathroom on top of the counter, looked into the mirror and started reciting her morning pump-up mantra. “I am awesome!” “I am amazing!” “I am the best!” “I can do anything!” With a final look of confidence and …

article | June 2, 2008

In her autobiography, Frances Jane Crosby wrote, “It seemed intended by the blessed Providence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank Him for the dispensation.” The doctor who destroyed her sight in her infancy never forgave …

article | October 23, 2014

Note: I asked the readers of this blog to finish this sentence: "Is it okay to . . . ?" One reader responded this way, "Is it okay to ask God questions or confess to Him that sometimes He is kinda scary?" …