The Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple, out of its dissatisfaction with Christian-owned bakeries that decline to make cakes celebrating same-sex “weddings,” is now…
Suffering has shown me that my strength is not in me. The raging seas have made me cling to the…
All year round the thorn of the gorse bush has been hardening and sharpening. Even in spring, the thorn does…
When I learned my dear friend was killed in a car accident this summer, I was stunned. She was my…
“Rachel, look! A DUCK!” I heard six-year-old Sawyer call out in a giddy voice. Strangers nearby likely assumed Sawyer had…
What does it mean that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,” so much so…
The great Reverend Jesse Jackson, known for such scandals and controversies as Congressional pay-for-play schemes, having an extra-martial affair, and threatening to cut off…
When Peter saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me”(Matthew [14:30], ESV). Picture the…
Soldiers don’t learn to fight in the classroom. They learn about fighting in the classroom. Learning about fighting is crucial to successful fighting, which…
I once was that prodigal child — lost, angry, and struggling to find my identity. Hardened on the outside, but deeply…
If you are a member of Christ’s body, you are called to help other people grow in godliness: “You were…
How do we pray for our children when our words seem to run dry? How do we faithfully lift them…
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”(Luke 24:5–6) The believers who…
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world,…
It is Friday, April 3, A.D. 33. It is the darkest day in human history, though most humans have no…
On December 14, 2016, my wife gave birth to our first child, Mirra Grace. For almost five years, we had…
When times become difficult or chaotic, it’s easy to lose focus. Like the disciples tossed to and fro by waves…
The world and the ruler of this world want you to believe this lie. Convenience — the worldly pursuit of…
You probably know someone who once lived passionately for Christ but has now abandoned him altogether. Your heart sinks and…
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and…