Your Identity & What it Means to be Crucified with Christ
Across the top of the page, in bold all-capital letters, it read: “THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS.” The instructions were simple: Select all the words you would use to describe yourself. The list was long, with various words such as accepting, cutthroat, demanding, formal, flexible, visionary, and welcoming. On the next page, the […]
20 Bible Verses About Hope in Hard Times
Have you experienced a season when all you received was bad news? One after another, trials crashed into your life like waves pounding against the shore, barely giving you time to breathe before the next hit. When this happens, our default response can be to lose hope. We might wonder, “Where’s God in all this? […]
20 Bible Verses About Intimacy with God
God walked through the garden and posed the first question of man, “Where are you?” Adam and Eve had sinned against God, ate the forbidden fruit, and were hiding, or at least attempting to hide, from their Creator. But before they took that fateful bite, they knew perfect intimacy with God. Can you imagine how […]
20 Bible Verses About God’s Provision
“What do you need right now?” That might seem like a loaded question. You might be able to list a half-dozen things you need, including help meeting next month’s rent, filling up your pantry, and finding peace amid trying circumstances. But did you know that the Bible makes astounding claims about God’s care, or provision, […]
48 Things I’ve Learned About Faith, Marriage, Parenting, and Writing
The other day I walked by a mirror and caught an unflattering view of myself. I stopped to lift the sides of my face and smooth out the lines around my jaw, but my temporary facelift was only that…temporary. This is probably normal, considering I’m inching closer to 50, but I’m still surprised at how […]
What is Man That You Are Mindful of Him
I love looking out the window on takeoff. The thrill of speeding down the runway is matched by the awe of seeing the landscape quickly shrink out of view below. First, the runway disappears, allowing my eyes to stretch as I try to identify familiar landmarks before climbing into the clouds. I see mountains and […]
Psalm 3: God is the Lifter of Your Head
Their moonlit silhouettes moved quickly across the Kidron Valley and up the Mount of Olives. With their heads covered, and feet bare, their grief was impossible to conceal. David and his dwindling band of supporters wept as they fled Jerusalem, uncertain if they’d ever return. Absalom and his growing army would stop at nothing to […]
Comfort for God’s People In Election Year Madness
My grandfather spent a lot of time in foxholes. As a soldier in General Patton’s Third Army, he landed at Normandy shortly after D-Day. Following the Allied forces as they advanced toward liberating Paris from Nazi control, he was often under enemy fire. One time, he dove into a foxhole unlike any other he’d been […]
Your Top 10 Holy Leisure Posts from 2023 + A Free Offer
Last week I read an article that described Christian writing as lexical sweat and keyboard calisthenics. The author said Christian wordcraft is an exercise where we rearrange 26 letters into words, sentences, and paragraphs with the hope that the Spirit would use a turn of phrase to turn a reader’s heart. We desire to convey […]
The Greatest Gift this Christmas is the Self-Emptying Savior
At Christmas, we long for fullness. The kind that causes us to loosen our waistbands, and revel in its magic. With stocked refrigerators, full calendars, and tree skirts loaded with presents, we anticipate creating memories that will overflow for years to come. The most wonderful time of the year comes with high expectations and high […]
