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

We live in a world full of strangers. Every trip to the grocery store, every commute to work, every walk through our neighborhood brings us face-to-face with people we don't know. We pass them without...  Read More

We all have our version of a winepress—that hidden place where we're just trying to survive, where we're doing our best with very little, where we're afraid someone might discover how small we really ...  Read More

There's something powerful about celebrating freedom. The fireworks, the gatherings, the remembrance of sacrifice—all point to something deeply embedded in the human spirit: our longing for liberty. B...  Read More

We live in a world that prizes common sense, self-reliance, and sophistication. Yet somewhere deep within, many of us carry a weariness that no amount of worldly wisdom can ease. We labor under burden...  Read More

There's something profound about those two small words: even if.We live in a world of if-then propositions. If I work hard, then I'll succeed. If I'm faithful, then God will bless me. If I pray enough...  Read More