Christians use some odd terms. You know what I’m talking about—churchy words like “the aisle”…
There is a picture sitting beside my bed that I have held dear for nearly…
“Love is patient…” “But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait…
You went on that date and thought you both had a good time. But days…
When Nathan was 13, he tried out for the middle school boy’s basketball team. At…
Maybe you already know the Lord, but the way you know Him isn’t working for…
When Jesus saw a paralyzed man sitting by a fountain, He asked something I initially…
Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year, because it calls our attention…
Everyone has heard the saying “WWJD”, right? What would Jesus do? You’ve heard it preached,…
From age 22 to 23, I lived in England. I was there for graduate school,…
The following account is a sadly true and embarrassing story about me. I hope none…
Prayer remains a mystery. Nobody argues disagrees about that. We don’t ultimately know all the…
I was sitting on a hillside in Israel when I first believed God loved me. …
Technology has forever changed the waiting game. Thanks to Amazon and Apple, we can walk…
If you’ve ever been to the top of a mountain, you know nothing quite beats…
It’s not a secret: We don’t like failure. We like success. We crave it. We…
If you do little things like they’re big things, God will do big things like…
For the first four decades of my life—and please try to squelch any envy you…
What do you want to do? Who do you want to be? Where do you…
When I was 33, everything I thought to be true about my life was shattered…
Why I started drinking. At 20 years old, I decided to start drinking alcohol because…
I have lived in three countries, rented six apartments and attended five churches in only…
Not many of us think of ourselves as “creatives.” We use that label to apply…
Only four experiences in my life have fully lived up to expectations. That’s probably because…
We want to be optimistic. It’s just not always easy. John Mark Comer knows all…
Purity is so much more than waiting until marriage to have sex and sexual pleasure.…
Quiet time, devotional time, prayer time, personal time—whatever you want to call it, most of…
So many times as believers, we are overly focused on looking like other Christians and…
There is a coming-of-age for fruit-bearing Jesus-followers. At some point in your growth in the…
It’s common for us to say we want to do something, and even make a…
When I jumped off social media, things changed. First, I started dreaming again. On the…
Recently, I met with a couple who had been married for 20 years. A few…
A few years ago, a young woman asked me to mentor her on being a…
Have you ever felt weighed down? Disconnected from yourself, or from God? That was me.…
There is nothing more transformative in human life than suffering. Whether it be from significant…
If getting in shape was easy, then everyone would do it. That’s the thing about…
Freedom. Who would’ve thought a mere seven-letter phrase could shape an entire society? It is…
Be honest for a minute: How is your prayer life? That’s what we call it,…
Crazy-sounding Bible verses all have backstories that help us better understand what they meant to…