ARTICLES
Nothing Gold Can Stay?
I don’t want to be an older woman who disappoints others by not having the spiritual maturity that my experience makes possible.
Suffer and Do Not Sin
There is hope for us as suffering sinners because Jesus suffered and did not sin.
Jesus Chose Us to Continue His Mission
More than physical miracles, signs and wonders, or sign gifts, we need the Spirit to take dead, stony hearts and replace them with a heart of flesh.
Commentaries Aren’t Bathwater
We must stop pitting head knowledge and heart wonder against each other. The God we worship created us to love him with all our hearts and with all our minds.
What Gratitude Was Never Meant to Do
Bring both the disappointment and the gratitude to God. Let him ask the questions you’d rather avoid and trust him with the outcomes you wanted but didn’t get.
Self-Control Begets Self-Control
Self-control is only one fruit of the Spirit, but it is one that is necessary for all of them.
The Hope of a Holy Church in an Era of Cynics
For man, contentment is found in appreciating the simple pleasures of a life sustained by a God who grants daily provision and who has given us some sense that there is more going on than what we can perceive.
A Christian Minister in Dearborn
Christian victory does not come by the sword. It does not come by angry shouting or indiscriminate violence. Christian victory comes by the cross.
Imagination’s Role in Spiritual Formation
Let’s be people who invite others to see God — through Scripture, story, prayer, and beauty — until the eyes of our hearts are so accustomed to his light that we begin, slowly and surely, to see everything else by it.
You Are Not Enough (And That is Not Failure)
Yes, be faithful in what the Lord calls you to be faithful in. Then, leave the business of sufficiency and heart change to him.
How to Stay Spiritually Rooted in the Summer
Building spiritual disciplines is not something that happens naturally, especially in low-structure seasons. It’s something we have to choose every day.
Six Ways to Shepherd Kids Through Loss
God has not asked me to trust him because I understand what he is up to; he's asked me to trust him because he's trustworthy and good.