Crosswalk PLUS Weekly Archives

Following the Command Not to Be Silent

Your role could be named the reminder, the encourager, the uplifter, or the truth-teller. All of these roles require you to follow one command -...

Following the Command Not to Be Silent

Moms, You Have Permission to Invest in Yourselves

Throw out the guilt that says you aren’t doing enough, aren’t strong enough, or good enough. He that lives in you is enough, and that's all we need...

Moms, You Have Permission to Invest in Yourselves

5 Prayers for the School Year

As excited as I am to watch my children reconnect with old friends, grow their knowledge, and embark on new adventures, I often wrestle with the...

5 Prayers for the School Year

4 Ways Barbie Adds to the Church’s Conversation about Gender Roles

I won’t say that Barbie solves this universal problem or will make a clear-cut, biblical argument for or against complementarianism versus...

4 Ways Barbie Adds to the Church’s Conversation about Gender Roles

Stay at Home Mom, You Are Enough Just as You Are

Being here matters most. The relationship you build with your kids, their friends, your friends, community, church, and more is what has the...

Stay at Home Mom, You Are Enough Just as You Are

5 Ways to Find Encouragement When Life Is Bleak

No matter how bleak, how dark, how unsavory life becomes, there’s good on the other side. Until we get there, we should find ways to stay...

5 Ways to Find Encouragement When Life Is Bleak

10 Benefits of Getting Your Kids Involved in Volunteering

The most important aspect of getting kids excited about volunteering is teaching them why? Does God care when we do something for someone else?...

10 Benefits of Getting Your Kids Involved in Volunteering

3 Things to Consider before Allowing Your Children to Sleep Over at Other People's Houses

Like many other things in parenting, I wish the Bible provided more straightforward black-and-white answers.

3 Things to Consider before Allowing Your Children to Sleep Over at Other People's Houses

10 Things All Churches Can Learn From The Secrets of Hillsong Documentary

Again, no church is perfect, and we'll always get some things wrong this side of heaven. But when this many people have been publicly hurt by a...

10 Things All Churches Can Learn From The Secrets of Hillsong Documentary

4 Changes to Make if You Struggle with People-Pleasing

If you struggle with people-pleasing, then here are some changes you can start making in your lifestyle today.

4 Changes to Make if You Struggle with People-Pleasing

How to Consider Others Better Than Yourself

We are to see others as made in his image, valuable, worth encouraging, and most of all worth serving. We are not meant to always be at the center...

How to Consider Others Better Than Yourself

Is a Physical Bible Better Than the App?

Whatever your preference is, the ultimate goal is to invest regular time in Scripture. The world’s perennial best-seller deserves to be shared.

Is a Physical Bible Better Than the App?

6 Reasons Why I’m So Excited to Be a Christian in 2023

2023 is a beautiful, exhilarating period of time for Christians of all ages, genders, and races to grow deeper in their relationships with God.

6 Reasons Why I’m So Excited to Be a Christian in 2023

7 Verses to Remind Us Where Our Worth Comes From

God’s Word is clear, but if today you’re in need of a reminder, then here are seven verses to read when you forget your worth!

7 Verses to Remind Us Where Our Worth Comes From

Why to Make Having Fun Part of Your Ministry

We need breaks from the ordinary to remember life is more than an endless checklist. We were created to experience joy.

Why to Make Having Fun Part of Your Ministry