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This year, I felt compelled to offer an entirely different kind of list, prompted by many younger members of our church staff asking me for books that would nurture their souls. They were often surprised, but intrigued, that time and again I would...

Since Jesus often used the example of planting, harvesting, and pruning, these concrete examples can help us better understand the process of spiritual growth. Like the small, planted seed, our growth is slow and ongoing.

Jesus's last meal with His disciples was intentionally close to the moment He would be crucified. He wanted His disciples to connect His suffering and death to the covenant elements of bread and wine in order to see the magnitude of the New...

It's now been 11 years since my divorce, and closer to 14 years since the entire mess began. Hard to believe so much life has been lived since I thought my world was crumbling around me.

There are many pages of the Bible that are soaked in grief. Far from being silent on grief, the Scriptures are not shy about how to deal with grief in this human reality.

Despite our awe of our Heavenly Father, we still catch ourselves attempting to assist God in creating our destiny with our own faulty understanding and desires. Here are 5 reasons God doesn't need our help.

We need to see what the bad marriages did or didn’t do right and then see what a good, healthy marriage does to keep it vibrant and going strong. Thankfully, the couples in the Bible were real people--just like you and me! 

Have you been toying with the idea of suicide? 

Centurions were among those of whom Jesus is in the business of redeeming. For a first-century reader, particularly those with a Jewish background, the redemption of a Roman centurion would have been shocking.

If you’re struggling to cultivate deep and meaningful friendships, you are not alone. Here are four suggestions to connect well, grow deep and gain friendships that might just last a lifetime.

If you are not careful when you hear Jesus talk about wealth or riches, you would think that he has a problem with them. This can create this dichotomy we have in the church where poverty is holiness and on the other spectrum every Christian is...

Our God is a God of abundance, of justice, who notices every kind and sacrificial act. Scripture promises that God will reward every act done in faith—even the “unseen,” and our reward will be oh so good.

What we miss sometimes is that grace goes beyond our salvation. Everything we do after we are saved is because of God’s grace. Grace does not just represent God’s unmerited favor for salvation, it also represents God’s unmerited power to help us...

Trust is a key fact. Communication is prime. Understanding is everything. You were a teen once. Don’t forget that. In remembering that, be cautious you also don’t jump to overprotecting and smothering, or worse, expecting your children to make the...

A light to shine into our dark world full of sin. Jesus, who came to earth to show us the Father, is the Light of the World. Here are three ways I’ve found God’s goodness during the darkest of depression.

Yes, I am a structured person and find much freedom in that so I can have organized spontaneity, but when that begins to stifle the way you allow Christ to move in your life, you've got to get out of the way of yourself.

Looking at the current state of our world, we could all be saying ‘there but for the grace of God I go.’ But is that phrase really biblical? Is it Scripture, or is it just something some old English guy said?

Acts’ depiction of the explosive growth of the early church in such a politically and theologically divided era can be a source of significant inspiration to many Christians today. For God clearly used His Holy Spirit and other methods to change...

Teenage depression is no joke. It’s brutal. It’s tough and as parents, we feel like we’re treading water in the ocean with no land in sight. As a parent, I was blessed with my teen’s decision to get help, but some parents have to fight for the...

Advent marks the start of a season of preparation that looks forward to the celebration of Christmas and the second coming of Christ.