by Julie Webb | May 7, 2021 | Articles
Mother’s Day is coming fast and, for many, there are heavy emotions that pack this short twenty-four-hour day. For six years, my husband, Nate, and I tried to grow our family. Through doctors and a private adoption agency, the Lord sweetly and unexpectedly answered...
by Jacki Halderman | May 7, 2021 | Articles
“Could you pray for the meal?” Never was there such a terrifying and yet wonderful question to be asked. As a yes or no question, it seems like the answer should be so easy. And yet, for me at least, when someone asks me to pray in a group gathering such as before a...
by Zac Griffith | May 4, 2021 | Articles
A friend of mine once told me that the psalms are a playlist for the Christian life. In other words: whether we are experiencing difficulty, joy, depression, comfort, anxiety, or peace; there is a psalm to help us walk through it. In his book, Calling on the Name of...
by Mark Riner | Apr 29, 2021 | Articles
Several years ago, I was walking through an airport with my wife on our honeymoon when I overheard a conversation that I have never forgotten. A man and a woman were in a discussion, and the woman was noticeably upset. The man looked stunned, and, as we passed by, I...
by Zac Griffith | Apr 26, 2021 | Articles
A few years ago, I was cleaning out a church attic and found an old, dusty mug that featured a caricature of a pastor listening to a younger church attender. The church attender was saying something along the lines of, “When I grow up, I want to be a preacher just...
by Chris Skinner | Apr 23, 2021 | Articles
By many measures, the past year has been really hard for many of us. Loved ones have been lost. Jobs have gone away. People have suffered physically, mentally, financially, and emotionally. Relationships have strained and ended. These are big traumas that need the...
by Greg Palys | Apr 22, 2021 | Articles
When I was younger, I used to play a specific videogame with my brothers. To this day, I can walk through every square inch of that game in my mind. In part, it’s because I invested so many of my early days immersed in this virtual world. There are things I wish I...
by Greg Palys | Apr 12, 2021 | Articles
At this point, many are familiar with Disney Pixar’s Soul. The spiritual subject matter alone made sure it would show up on most Christians’ radar. In particular, Christian parents are trying to discern how they should approach the movie. Should they let their...
by Jill Henry | Apr 11, 2021 | Articles
Here in America, we’re used to neighborhood associations, city ordinances, and various rules and boundaries that bring a sense of order in our communities. It doesn’t seem that difficult to show my neighbors love by obeying the rules my homeowners’ association has put...
by Nate Irwin | Apr 3, 2021 | Articles
There are two large problems that face our world (granted, there are more than two, but let’s focus on these two, chief problems today): the people who are poor and the people who are unreached. So, which is the greater of the two tragedies? Let’s take a...
