There is a moment in the story of David and Goliath that often gets overlooked. We all know the ending. The shepherd boy defeats the giant. The stone flies. The crowd erupts. But before any of that ha...  Read More

There is a thought experiment worth sitting with for a moment. Imagine your house is going to burn down. You have time to grab five to ten things before everything else is lost. What do you take? A ph...  Read More

There is something deceptively simple about salt. It sits quietly in a shaker on the kitchen table, small and unassuming, yet its absence from a meal is immediately noticeable. Too little and the food...  Read More

There is a question that stopped a man dead in his tracks on a dusty road outside of Damascus. A blinding light had knocked him to the ground, and from within that light came a voice. The man, shaken ...  Read More

There is something deeply human about surrounding yourself with voices that agree with you. We do it with friends, with social media, with the content we consume. We gravitate toward what feels comfor...  Read More

There is a particular kind of tension that comes with waiting. It is not simply the inconvenience of standing in a slow-moving line or sitting in a waiting room. It is the deep, grinding pressure of n...  Read More

There is a moment in the tenth chapter of Mark that most people read right past. Jesus is leaving Jericho, surrounded by a massive crowd, making his way toward Jerusalem for what will become the final...  Read More

There is a song that has never stopped being sung.It started on the shore of a sea that had just done the impossible. The waters had parted. An entire nation had walked through on dry ground. The enem...  Read More

There is something deeply human about celebrating God's goodness after the storm has passed. When the diagnosis comes back clear, when the relationship is restored, when the financial pressure finally...  Read More

We have all been there. You make a plan — a careful, thoughtful, maybe even prayerful plan — and it falls apart. The disappointment stings. But there is a particular kind of pain reserved for the mome...  Read More

There is something about receiving a gift that never gets old. Whether you are a child tearing through wrapping paper with no regard for the ribbons or an adult trying to be careful and preserve the b...  Read More

There is a moment in the book of Judges that is easy to read right past. It sits quietly between the dramatic scenes of Gideon's fleece, his shrinking army, and his improbable victory over the Midiani...  Read More