Crosswalk PLUS Weekly Archives

I think so often we feel the pressure to believe we have to put the mask on, because after all you are a person of faith and since God is good you...

Not everyone in our circles is a friend - most are not - but this does not mean we love them any less. The more honest we can be with ourselves...

In this environment, true authority on any topic can be difficult to determine and leaves us feeling lost and adrift, not sure what to think or who...

Integrity is an all-or-nothing deal. It is a heart issue--a spiritual habit that decides beforehand to do the right thing.

What does it look like to embrace grace in a culture that shouts the idea that we need to be perfect as mothers?

That term still stings, doesn’t it? It seems as if people everywhere want you to wear a large, scarlet letter “D” around your neck.

The Bible proves that words have power. We can use the precepts of the Bible as a way to better engage with people on a daily basis. Once we start...

As we celebrate the Resurrection this year, let us remember that Jesus is not a storybook figure from a long-ago “Bible land,” but rather a risen...

Smile if you feel like it. Cry when you need to. Trusting in the Lord doesn’t mean you have to stop feeling what you feel. Live in it for a little...

As we consider the events leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus, there is a moment that regularly gets overlooked. That moment is...

Each new season offers new joys to be shared, new lessons to be learned together, and new struggles to overcome. This newfound truth is the salve...

Our inclination to divide ourselves is the cause of racism. There is a solution, however. And that solution comes from Jesus.

I don’t really appreciate the way I learned the Beatitudes. I’m in my late forties now and I think I’m only starting to understand what’s happening...

If your life looks a little too much like Psalm 31, there are five truths that can help move you toward a Proverbs 31 mentality.

The popular thing to write on one's 50th anniversary is a glowing tribute to one's spouse in admiration for her patience and perseverance, but I...