Real Rest
“This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the...
Borrowed Shoes
In the chaos of fleeing his home during the California wildfires of 2018, Gabe, a...
Simple Gestures Make All the Difference
The email from our social worker came on a chilly November afternoon. Three young siblings...
Doing Our Role
When two of my grandchildren tried out for the musical Alice in Wonderland Jr., their...
God Hears Everything
One of the longest-recorded postal delays in history lasted eighty-nine years. In 2008 a homeowner...
Prayers on La Playa
During a trip to celebrate our twenty-fifth anniversary, my husband and I read our Bibles...
Help Your Kids Love People of Different Cultures
One of the greatest legacies you can leave your children is the gift of cross-cultural...
God’s Narrow and Wide-Angle Lenses
“Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For...
Stronger than Hate
Within twenty-four hours of his mother Sharonda’s tragic death, Chris found himself uttering these powerful,...
Loving the Stranger
When I moved to a new country, one of my first experiences left me feeling...
Friendship
Friendship is one of those things that is so commonplace, it becomes hard to define....
Guilt
Living Guilt Free Are you in an emotional battle because of guilt? Is your guilt...
Come Before Winter
“Do your best to get here before winter.” —2 Timothy 4:21 Johan is young, tall,...
Begin with the End
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was often asked that...
I Thought I Was Pro-Life Until I Saw an Ultrasound
I thought I knew a thing or two about life in the womb, but seeing...
Never Enough
Frank Borman commanded the first space mission that circled the moon. He wasn’t impressed. The...
Making Peace with Trouble
We were almost home when I noticed it: the needle of our car’s temperature gauge...
Practicing Patience
Help your kids understand the importance of patience through these age-appropriate activities. “Dad,” my daughter...
Don’t Be Deceived
The spotted lanternfly is a pretty insect with speckled outer wings and a splotch of...
Loving Others with Our Prayers
“Are people still praying for me?” That was one of the first questions a missionary...
Getting Along Despite Our Grief
In the midst of grief, we need to be reminded of the facts of how...
The Smell of Abortion
There was a stark difference in how Republicans and Democrats dealt with the abortion issue...
Guard the Storehouse
“’The word of the LORD you have spoken is good,’ Hezekiah replied. For he thought,...
Suffering Together
1 Corinthians 12:14–26 In 2013, seventy-year-old James McConnell, a British Royal Marine veteran, died. McConnell...
What Is Mental Health and Why Is It Important for Your Family?
A significant part of our children’s lives where we, as parents, can help them thrive...
Dealing With Physical Distance in Marriage
When we marry, few of us picture spending extended amounts of time away from our...
Strange Answers to Prayer
“When he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.”...
On the Bubble
A news article in May 1970 contained one of the first uses of the idiom...
Do You Believe?
“Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” —Genesis 15:6 The...
A Victorious Peace
“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” —Romans 16:20 Loss is...