That church that you drive to every Sunday — that group of 20, 200, or 2,000 believers that you meet with every week — was meant to change the world. That’s what the Bible says. We have been praying over our world and our nation in this series of posts. We have been asking God […]
America. The land of the free and the home of the brave. But lately, that’s not what comes to mind when I think about my nation. Instead I just wonder, Where are we headed? With the craziness of the election, the backwards direction of our culture, and a host of seemingly unsolvable problems, where does […]
Our world sometimes feels like a place on fire. War, disease, starvation, unrest. These things have become familiar. Inescapable. And with our modern technology, we know more than ever. We hear the stories of hurting and lost people living the on the other side of the planet. We see their suffering and the cruelty of […]
There is almost nothing harder than watching a friend or family member who is hurting, and knowing there is nothing we can do to change their circumstances. It’s frustrating, it’s painful… And, on this Earth, it happens with crushing frequency. But, as those saved by grace and adopted into the family of God, we know […]
We can’t believe it! Even still, at 15 weeks along, we look at each other and say, “Is this really happening?” Benjamin and I are really, honestly, it-must-be-true-because-we-now-have-ultrasound-photos going to be parents to a squirmy, cuddly baby! It’s a big undertaking, this parenting! God is using my body right now, and our parenting later, to […]
Not long ago, our church organized a day called “The 24 Hour Day of Prayer.” People in the church signed up for a half hour segment in which to pray. Missionaries volunteered for the hours we were sleeping. And every week people were signing up. Except me. I snuck past that table like a spy […]