ARTICLES
I’ve Been Plagued My Entire Life with the Disease of Jealous Competition
Fighting to be first often leaves us—and others—bruised and battered. There is a better way.
What Is That to You?
We forfeit our joy and peace when we keep looking over our shoulder, concerned about the fairness of what God has planned for someone else.
How to Be Faithful Instead of Frantic So You Can Get the Important Things Done
I learned these lessons about productivity the hard way. But I’m glad I know them now.
Not Yet What We Want to Be: Faith Reflections from a Cancer Oven (#11)
Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry he reflects on the promise from God to complete the good work in us that he begins.
Known But to God
Not even one of a million invisible tears of grief or a million acts of godly piety goes unseen by the “God who sees.”
Why Write: To Hide Truth Away in Your Heart (Part II of II)
Is it wrong if we didn’t write for the sake of the reader, but rather for ourselves?
Why Write: Write for the Work Itself (Part I of II)
Maybe writers serve an audience best when we don’t think about that audience as much as people say we should.
Self-Denial Is More About Looking Up Than Saying “No”
Paul writes that “asceticism and severity to the body” have “no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.” So what can cause people to change?
What’s a Sermon?: A Perspective for People in the Pews (Part II of III)
A child in my church recently asked me this question. (A continuation of a three-part series.)
What Moms Need in a Social Media World
How you can give mothers more hope and help than the internet could ever offer.
Strong Truths for Weak Mamas
The only person I consistently talk to can’t talk back to me.
We’re not Just Christians–We’re Children, too
When God saves us, he does far more than cleanse our past. He becomes our father and we become his children.