Growth
If not for the sign that advertised “Free coffee for an Overly-caffeinated Introvert,” I would…
Most of us have been there. We wake up, somehow peel ourselves out of the…
When I meet people for the first time, as soon as the introductions are out…
We can often be tempted to put our allegiance in the wrong order. If you…
In Micah 6:8, we find what has been called the Great Requirement: He has shown…
Since discontentment is something we’ve seen in play since the very beginning, is there any…
I’m pretty sure I used to be cool. I talked cool, I acted cool, I…
If you’ve ever been to the top of a mountain, you know nothing quite beats…
A Silicon Valley research foundation called SENS pursues the ambitious mission to “prevent and reverse…
Politics are weird. I’ll just say that on the front end. From my personal experience…
I have lived in three countries, rented six apartments and attended five churches in only…
Is there a God? Where is God?” Those were the questions someone recently asked in…
Looking across the front yard of our new country home, it became clear—we’d underestimated what…
Some things in life couldn’t be more straightforward. Spend less than you make, you’ll save…
There is a coming-of-age for fruit-bearing Jesus-followers. At some point in your growth in the…
He didn’t notice at first when she came down for the day dressed in black.…
Early in my Christian life, I remember thinking that spiritual warfare was primarily about exorcisms,…
So, 2020 has been a tough year for everyone across the board. The global pandemic,…
The following account is a sadly true and embarrassing story about me. I hope none…
The biggest shift in my spiritual perspective involved coming face-to-face with how I viewed the…
Twenty years ago, it was a lot harder to get into arguments with people. For…
Only four experiences in my life have fully lived up to expectations. That’s probably because…
Scroll through Twitter or Instagram feeds, and odds are you’ll see Christians of the millennial…
Francois de Fenelon, a great Christian leader in seventeenth-century France, wrote in a letter to…
Jamie Ivey is an author, speaker and podcaster living in Austin, Texas. Her new book…
When I was 33, everything I thought to be true about my life was shattered…
For the first four decades of my life—and please try to squelch any envy you…
Not many of us think of ourselves as “creatives.” We use that label to apply…
In theory, we all desire unity in the Church. We talk about reconciling our differences…
There is nothing more transformative in human life than suffering. Whether it be from significant…
Devastating wildfires. Global plagues. Unprecedented political swerves. If you’re looking for an apocalypse, there certainly…
I wish I could say that my prayer life is one defined by consistent authenticity…
On a trip to the United Kingdom, our family visited a castle. In the center…
When I was a kid, a free-flowing river meandered its way through my backyard. Growing…
There is a picture sitting beside my bed that I have held dear for nearly…
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on CoreyFarr.com. It was republished here with permission. “All…
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in 2017. In the six weeks between Ash Wednesday…
Before college, I wasn’t much of a reader. C.S. Lewis was the only author I…