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 is only one fruit of the Spirit, but it is one that is necessary for all of them.

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.

Christian victory does not come by the sword. It does not come by angry shouting or indiscriminate violence. Christian victory comes by the cross.

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.

Yes, be faithful in what the Lord calls you to be faithful in. Then, leave the business of sufficiency and heart change to him.

Building spiritual disciplines is not something that happens naturally, especially in low-structure seasons. It’s something we have to choose every day.

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.

We need someone to seek us out, to notice us, to care. We have this in God. And He has designed us to experience something similar from our fellow image bearers.

As discouraged as you may be, the fact that you are still fighting is a sign that the Spirit of God is working in you. Keep picking the weeds and trust that the fruit will follow.

Your goal should be to leave in such a way that you could joyfully return to your church without shame or awkwardness. We know we will be reconciled in worship of Jesus for eternity, so let’s live reconciled today.

When the storms of life expose misplaced faith and fear arises, encouragement can be found when, with each passing storm, we marvel a bit more at the power and authority of Christ.