Sometimes we face acute suffering in our lives which makes it difficult to keep trusting God. But more often I’ve found the simple, daily weariness hardest to bear. My weaknesses, failures, and sins weigh me…
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Seeing Jesus in a Sitcom Friendship
After coming home exhausted from a conference last week, I spent two days on the couch watching the Netflix series Alexa & Katie. This kids’ sitcom revolves around the friendship between Alexa, a fifteen-year-old girl…
Don’t Stop at 10,000 Reasons
You’re rich in love and you’re slow to anger Your name is great and your heart is kind For all your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find…
How to Prepare for Sunday
This article was first published on GoThereFor.com, an online library of free ideas and resources for disciple-making disciples. What did you do to prepare for church last week? You may think this is an irrelevant question…
Facing the Darkness on Christmas Eve
On Thursday, two volunteer firefighters died battling the blaze that is encroaching upon my city. On Saturday, I visited a friend who was recently in a motorcycle accident. Between the broken bones and lacerations, he’s…
The Problem With My Christmas Traditions
Ask anyone in my family and they’ll tell you—probably with a wry smile—how much I love traditions. I want things to be done like they always have been. Especially at Christmas. Even as my family…
The Carols I’m Playing On Repeat This Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching, but there’s still another week to enjoy listening to festive tunes. Here are three carols I’ve been listening to most this season. Each of them has helped to prepare my heart…
I’m Not Called to Be a Writer
There’s a lot of discussion—and confusion—among Christians about the idea of “calling.” We tend to use this language to refer to God appointing people to particular occupations, especially vocational ministry. I’ve heard it used among…
Misunderstanding Grace
The five solas are the cornerstones of Protestant theology. They sum up the gospel: we were saved through faith alone, by the grace of Jesus Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. Our source…
What Will It Cost You to Flee Sin Today?
The story of Joseph in Genesis provides us with a prime example of a faithful believer who loved God enough to flee sin instead of giving in. Most of the examples in the Old Testament…