The Simple Truth
When my wife and I go biking, we like to know how many miles we’ve pedaled. So, I went to a bike shop to buy an odometer and came home with...
Finding Love in God
As a child, when asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?,” Ben would say, “I want to be like Dave.” Ben’s ...
No Fake Ratings
A ride-sharing customer shared that he had endured a driver eating the world’s smelliest fruit, another driver who was bickering with a gir...
Wise Restraint in God
Following the South’s catastrophic loss at Gettysburg in the American Civil War (1863), General Robert E. Lee led his battered troops back ...
Reflecting God’s Mercy
A Finnish soldier in the three-month Winter War with Russia (1939–1940) lay wounded on the battlefield. A Russian soldier walked his way, p...
Perfectly Perfect Savior
The interior designer on the home improvement show raved about the handmade ceramic tiles selected for the home’s new shower area. Differen...
Wedded to Love
At Meredith’s wedding, her mother read a beautiful Scripture from 1 Corinthians. Often called “the love chapter” of the Bible, ...
Never Overlooked by God
Sometimes I just feel so . . . invisible.” The word hung in the air as Joanie talked to her friend. Her husband had left for another woman,...
Our Plans and God’s Plans
Many years ago, my husband decided to take a trip to Africa with a group of people from his church. At the last minute, the group was prevented f...
God Runs After Us
For years, Evan struggled with an addiction that kept him from drawing close to God. How can I be worthy of His love? he wondered. So, while he k...
Fishing for Friends
Patty spent the afternoon on the banks of a local river, using her fishing pole to cast bait into the water. Having only recently moved to the ar...
Jesus Our Peace
Joan groaned when she saw Susan’s social media post. The photo showed ten church friends, smiling around a restaurant table. For the second...
Caring in Christ
Ms. Charlene, my friend Dwayne’s mother, is ninety-four years old, under five feet tall, and weighs less than a hundred pounds. Yet this do...
Not Irrelevant in God’s Eyes
During the annual National Football League Draft, professional football teams choose new players. Coaches spend thousands of hours evaluating pro...
A Cultivated Life in Christ
When we built our home, it stood on little more than a muddy, empty lot at the end of a gravel road. We needed grass, trees, and shrubs to match ...
Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus
June’s eyes were fixed on the gray car beside her. She had to change lanes to exit the highway, but each time she tried to overtake it, the...
God’s Spacious Place
When theologian Todd Billings received a diagnosis of incurable blood cancer, he described his imminent mortality as like lights in distant rooms...
Lowly but Loved by God
One day at church, I greeted a visiting family. I knelt next to their little girl’s wheelchair, introduced her to my service dog, Callie, a...
Christ’s Visual Paradox
One of the great hymn writers of all time, Isaac Watts, wrote “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” In penning its lyrics, he used the ...
Our Father’s Love
Kim settled in by the window, bag packed, waiting eagerly for her daddy to arrive. But as the bright day darkened and then turned to night, her e...
Compelled to Tell
“You know Jesus loves you. He really loves you.” Those were the last words of John Daniels. Just seconds after he’d given a hom...
What Would You Ask Jesus?
“If Jesus were physically seated at the table with us this morning, what would you want to ask Him?” Joe inquired of his children at ...
Becoming Holy
After viewing world-class ceramic sculptures at an art museum, I was invited to create my own “pinch pot” from air-dry clay. I spent ...
God—Our Sure Foundation
With a crumbling kitchen and sagging floors, our house needed renovation. After large sections of it were demolished, builders began digging a ne...
