Look carefully at your family history. Not just the recent decades, but as far back as you can see — the stories your grandparents told, the patterns your parents repeated, the recurring themes that seem to appear in every generation with remarkable consistency. For many people, what they find when they look carefully is not … Read more
There is a graveyard that no one talks about. It is not made of stone and earth. It does not have a physical address. But it is real, and it is vast, and it is full of things that were begun but never finished — visions that were launched but abandoned, books that were started … Read more
Every significant thing that God does in a human life takes time. This is perhaps the most uncomfortable truth of the Christian journey — not because we don’t know it intellectually, but because every time we encounter it personally, it surprises us all over again. We know, in the abstract, that growth takes time, that … Read more
Almost. It is one of the cruelest words in the human experience. Almost hired. Almost healed. Almost there. Almost enough. Almost succeeded. Almost made it. The spirit of almost is not the spirit of failure — it is in many ways worse, because it carries within it the particular torment of proximity. You can see … Read more
If there is one truth that every Christian — the brand-new believer and the seasoned saint alike — needs to return to again and again throughout their lifetime, it is this: the grace of God is bigger than your worst day. It is wider than your deepest failure. It is longer than your longest season … Read more
There is no more natural human instinct than the desire to protect the people you love. A parent instinctively steps in front of danger to shield a child. A spouse lies awake at night worrying about the wellbeing of their partner. We lock our doors, install security systems, check our children’s locations on our phones, … Read more
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people. — 1 Timothy 2:1 There is something deeply and universally human about the impulse to pray for others. When someone we love is suffering, when a community is in crisis, when the world seems to be tearing itself … Read more
Be still, and know that I am God. — Psalm 46:10 In a world of perpetual noise — the constant hum of notifications, news cycles, social media streams, and digital demands — the idea of sitting in silence before God can feel not only countercultural but genuinely difficult. We have become so accustomed to filling … Read more
Welcome to April. You made it. Not by accident, not by your own strength, not by luck — you made it by the grace and mercy of a God who planned for you to be alive in this month for a reason. April is not just another month on the calendar. For the believer who … Read more
Welcome to the midpoint of your week. Wednesday has a reputation — it is the day when the energy of Monday’s fresh start has faded and the relief of the weekend still feels far away. It is the day when the weight of the week settles most heavily on the shoulders. It is the day … Read more