As humans, we were designed for love and relationship. We only live and thrive when in proper relationship with others. It makes sense that getting close to the One who created us, delighting in Him,...
In my life, one of the hardest responses for me to give is “I don’t know.”
Whether it’s someone new to their faith asking one of the many, many hard questions we wrestle through in our faith,...
Have you ever been lured in by “gift shop wisdom”? You know the kind I’m talking about. It’s inspiring thoughts and silly sayings that sound great enough on vacation to take home with you....
You can’t fly in a plane from here to anywhere without dozens of final systems checks. (Can I get an amen?!) It doesn’t matter if you’re headed to Pittsburgh or the Philippines, the pilot and...
It’s hard to see anything else but “let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die,” in Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians. But of course, in today’s verse he is reminding us that we do have more than...
Sometimes I wonder why I watch the news. One sad story after another fills the screen while pain and sadness fill my heart. I tell myself I want to stay informed even if it brings sorrow. Once in a...
Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. A new season tap dances in with sweet melodies of birdsong, and fresh fragrances permeate the air from blossoming trees and budding flowers. This season...
On Easter weekend of my freshman year in college, a guy from my brother's floor in his dorm was shot and killed. Looking back, the timing seems eerily coincidental. I didn’t know it, but God was...
Thirty years ago, I went to pick up my son from the children’s ministry after services. I had my ID card, but his tag had fallen off so they would not release him to me. As we waited for a...