The Scandalous, Wondrous Cross
As Christians, we are familiar with the symbolism of the cross. But I was recently challenged to look at it through a historical lens and I saw a beauty I had not considered before. Every historian will tell you crucifixion was the most brutal kind of death by torture. It [...]
No Longer An Outsider
People who struggle with insecurity know what it feels like to be an "outsider." Whether they really are or not, there's a real feeling of [...]
The Struggle is Real
I had to look up the definition for clarity. As I was praying for several people around me, I realized the common denominator was struggle-- [...]
Are You Tired?
Do you have things in your life that were once exciting that now feel like a chore? Maybe it's your job, or your studies, or [...]
Make Yourself At Home
When my husband and I first married, he had to get used to an extended family— not because he married into mine, but because my [...]
His Presence is Heaven
There's an old song that rises up in my heart occasionally. The lyrics start out like this: Who is like You, Lord in all the [...]
It’s Called Living
When you think about it, emotions are an interesting attribute of our human make-up. And yet, God saw it fit to equip us with these [...]
When the Pedestal Falls
Years ago, my husband and I decided to paint the trim of our house one summer. We only had one ladder so I had the [...]
Samples for Everyone
As you know, in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the Bible describes how Jesus went from place to place ministering to people. [...]
God is Proud of Our Faith in Him
"Beware of mixing even a little of self with the mortar with which you build, or you will make it untempered mortar, and the stones [...]
