The most important thing we can do right now is pray. We spoke with Open Doors experts about the reality of life for believers in the region, and they gave us some specific ways to pray…

Our family entered a new stage of life that we never envisioned - dog ownership. For the past six months we nurtured a baby Maltipoo to steady maturity. Caramel has united the whole family…

Working from home sounds great- convenience and freedom, right? But in reality it easily distorts the work/life harmony. Where does one draw the line? It can feel like one is always running…

In the Christian life, is there a place for ‘effort?’ On the one hand, we are justified by the sheer grace of Jesus Christ. Effort is excluded. There is nothing we can do. We are declared righteous…

After participating in the men’s ministry BBQ and Summer Plug-in, I realized further that in-person interaction is something substantially better than virtual interaction. And this is not to dismiss…

I read an encouraging article written by a Canadian pastor named Paul Carter. Be encouraged. I recently asked a room full of Christian leaders to share the Gospel as they would to a 10 year old child 3…

One Sunday after church, as we enjoyed a blessed in-person fellowship outside, one elementary student waxed eloquent about cicadas. Their lifecycle. Their diet. Their characteristics...

Life is hard. We all have challenges. Yet if we take a step back, it’s easy to discern how our troubles are of a different order when compared to the world. We acknowledge this by the common phrase of…

Here’s an encouraging poem by D. A. Carson. It is about the incarnation of Jesus. May you be blessed by the grand subject of this meditation…

How important it is to continually meditate upon the gospel! Our heart easily becomes distracted and preoccupied by so many other things. And so worry and stress invade our sensibilities…

In those moments especially when life becomes challenging we need courage. I was encouraged by this article by Ed Welch that inspires courage. May you be encouraged…

Recently, a good friend from my college years received a terrifying prognosis- cancer. And the outlook is not good. Risk factors and treatment success leaves the future very much in the dark…

In a world filled with so many instances of injustice what can the church do? We are to seek justice. But how? This practical question reminds me of an article by Thaddeus Williams…

In the aftermath of the risen Christ, the apostles proclaimed the gospel and made disciples. This coincides with the very commission that Jesus gave to them and us. Kathy Keller writes an…

It is good to continually set our mind upon Jesus and especially during Holy Week. I was encouraged by this article by Pastor Kevin Deyoung entitled, “How Can This Be? A Good Friday Meditation.”

About a week after the mass shootings in Atlanta, there is another in Boulder, CO. So tragic. A man walked into a King Soopers grocery store and opened fire. Ten people were killed. So horrendous.