How Jesus Crossed the Aisle
Rebuilding the Wall – Finding Help for Depression
Depression can be compared to a city with a broken wall—a highly vulnerable state.
Seeing God When My Eyes Fail
None of us expected our world would be turned upside down in a few short hours.
3 Keys to Help You on Your Faith Journey
Start with what you already know. We’re all called to love and worship God and to love our neighbor as ourselves. To walk by faith and be holy....
Learning to See – How to Read the Bible Well
Hunting for Resurrection Hope
We look back at the resurrection as a past miracle and a down payment on our future hope.
Dear God – A Prayer for for Buffalo and Uvalde
A Place for Doubt in a Growing Faith
What’s Wrong with the Sinner’s Prayer?
Nowhere in Scripture do we find a tradition of leading another person in the “sinner’s prayer.” The closest we get is with the Lord’s pra...
We Are His – Belonging to the Family of God
We are each born in need of adoption, each born with wounds and an indefinable, desperate longing for the unconditional healing love of our heave...
Evangelism – Reaching Out through Relationships
Few people make the decision to follow Christ all by themselves.
Letting God Heal Our Hate - Part 2
Indeed, don’t be the problem. Be God’s peace. The message hits hard but well. Be His peace. But what does that look like? In a world torn by ...
Letting God Heal Our Hate - Part 1
Do we really understand the dilemma of our bitter divides? To look, without smiling, at the cold reality of actual hate? Or learn what hate is? W...
Part of the Problem - Understanding the Power of Words
I Can't Fix this Relationship - Now What?
God does not hold us responsible for results.
Mending a Broken Relationship
Even the best relationships can hit rough spots.
When Fear Seems Overwhelming - Finding Courage and Hope
Everyone fears. Anxiety disorders—from generalized anxiety to panic attacks and full-blown phobias—are the number one mental-health problem i...
How Can I Deal with My Anxiety?
I had a lurking sensation in my body that the spotlight was on.
The God Who Is with Us – The Difference the Incarnation Makes
In Christ we see a very different kind of God.
When We Don’t Measure Up – Escaping the Grip of Guilt
All of us live by expectations that are seldom expressed but always felt at some level. No one is exempt from expectations—nor do we want to be...
Yahweh vs. Baal: The Psalms as Apologetic
The nations around them still had their gods and their high places and their cults. The stories of the gods of Moab and Phoenicia and Philistia c...
Wounded in Worship
For too many, however, it’s simply that church promised more than it delivered. It’s normal to walk away from something that purports to answ...
Worshipping God Means More than Singing
When someone says the word “worship,” what jumps into your brain? In many imaginations—if not most—some kind of music comes along with th...
Words Matter: Speaking with Wisdom in an Age of Outrage
Our words are powerful tools that can be used for great evil or great good.
