When Jesus Says Be Faithful to the End
Jesus, the risen Son, claims to know our suffering—both in the present and the future—but...
Repeat After Me: “I Am a String in the Bow of the Lord”
“This won’t end well and it won’t take long.” That is the idol I’ve spent...
The Armor of God: Pick Up Your Shield of Faith
It goes without saying (but I’ll say it anyway) that faith is a widely discussed...
3 Dangerous Responses to God’s Word
“I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope...
Birds and Babes: Meant to Leave the Nest
My first baby bird was about to take flight. I had told myself that I’d...
Steel Magnolias
In the upcoming season of Arraigadas (Aviva Nuestros Corazones’ version of the videocast Grounded), we will be studying...
Dear Next Generation
Dear Next Gen Sister, Though it boggles my mind, I have now lived as many...
What Does It Mean to Be Filled with the Spirit?
The filling of the Holy Spirit has always seemed kind of mystical and remote to...
Love Requires Discipline
What’s the greatest gift you can give a child? If your answer is love, I...
To the Woman Who Is Deconstructing
You’ve been raised with one understanding of who God is, what His Word means, and...
Don’t Let Shame Disqualify You
Have you ever told a bald-faced lie and instantly regretted it, but with the words...
Meek Is Not Weak
The scene replays in my mind, its glorious Technicolor images impressed upon my childhood: the...
With God There Are No Detours
I don’t think anyone expected last year to unfold the way it did. One minute...
Should I Divorce My Unbelieving Husband?
“Marriage is supposed to be two-as-one,” she wrote to me after leaving her unbelieving husband....
Fact Check: Does Submitting Make Me Weak?
Have you ever been in a situation where you weren’t sure who was in charge?...
The Gospel Is the Power of God
I sing the mighty power of God that made the mountains rise, that spread the...
Are You Able?
We could call her the first helicopter parent, but I’ll just call her Mama Zebedee....
Extravagant Love Has No Boundaries
The call of the disciple is to extravagant love for Christ. By definition, the word...
The Truth about Everything, Anything, and Nothing
It’s not typically the big things I worry about. It’s the small details that get...
Imitating God: A Primer for Parents
With her brown hair and dark eyes my daughter resembled me from her earliest months....
Inspect the Foundation of Your Faith
Moving. It’s tedious, stressful. Some might even call it boring. But I’ll admit that it’s...
God’s Word Is a Guarantee
How would you define a “complete parent fail”? How about when your daughter decides to...
A New You Is in Christ Alone
How are your New Year’s resolutions coming? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Do you know...
Believe God, Not Appearances
Appearances can be deceiving. This is not news to us. I’m sure we could all...
Resting in the Presence of Immanuel this Christmas
It’s not surprising that the infinite God of the universe has many names—names that aren’t...
Don’t Be a Weak Woman
Today’s society upholds strong women. There’s no debating that. Current literature pushes women to pull...
God’s Glory No Other Way
Slowly, I dialed the number my husband had jotted down. The doctor’s message said to...
Cry Out to Seek His Face
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” —Matthew 5:6...
Cry Out in the Storm
He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. —Psalm...
Remember Women on the Sidelines
I remember a Bible study leader once remarking to me, “There are always the same...