The Space Where Everything Is: Mary, the In-Between and the Sacred Ordinary
The in-between is not empty. Mary’s story shows how God meets us in ordinary waiting and quietly forms what comes next.
Payment God Won’t Twice Demand: Your Case, Already Closed
Because judgment has already fallen on Christ, guilty consciences can rest in forgiveness, acceptance and lasting peace with God.
The ‘Visual Commentary On Scripture’ Is Changing How We Read The Bible
From Picasso to Rembrandt, centuries of art can help readers notice the Bible’s grief, glory and humanity with fresh eyes.
A Whistle So Soft — When Prayer Becomes Presence
When prayer stops feeling like something to master, silence can gather the soul and teach us how to remain with Jesus.
They Toil Not: What the Lilies Know That We’ve Forgotten
A garden's unnecessary beauty interrupts the rush to be useful, loosening worry and teaching us to receive each day as a gift.
Out Of The Sacristy And Into The Pub: G.K. Chesterton’s Legacy Was Making Christianity Cool
Chesterton saw Christianity as bold and surprising, showing that faith is not an escape from reality but a deeper, more joyful encounter with it.
Songs for the Season No One Prays For
When life feels dark and your way forward disappears, God has not left you alone. Joshua Giles learned to trust God in the unknown.
In French, God Is Delicious
God never intended faith to be dry or distant. He invites you to taste his goodness, delight in his presence and discover that he alone can satisfy the deepest longings of your heart. When you slow down to savor who he is, worship becomes more than duty — it becomes a feast that leaves you longing for even more of him.
Created to Play: How Taking Hobbies Seriously Grows Us Spiritually
Play is more than a way to pass the time — it is one of the ways God draws us toward one another. Whether around a game board, a radio or a shared pastime, ordinary hobbies can quietly remind us that we were created for connection, not isolation. Sometimes the simplest moments of play awaken us to the deeper fellowship we were made to enjoy.
Communion with My Mother in My Father’s Gymnasium Church
Communion isn’t just a ritual — it’s a table where broken people discover they belong, where Jesus gently restores us, even in our deepest grief.
The Friendlier Enemy: What Persecution Couldn’t Take, Comfort Can
The greatest threat to your faith may not be hostility but comfort. Long after persecution fades, the quiet pull of approval, success and worldly admiration can still steal your heart. Discover why following Jesus has always meant swimming against the current — and how true freedom begins when the world's applause no longer defines your worth.
The Night Is Not Silent: Dreams, Discernment, and Divine Conversation
What fills your mind shapes far more than your thoughts — it shapes your life. God still speaks, even in the quiet of the night, bringing clarity, direction and hope to hearts willing to listen. As you learn to discern his voice from every other influence, even your dreams can become invitations to know him more deeply and walk more confidently in his purpose.
Most of Us Are Agnostics — Even Pastors
Faith is not the absence of questions. Sometimes the deepest disciples are the ones who keep following Jesus even when certainty feels out of reach. If you've ever wrestled with doubt, discover why honest questions need not weaken your faith — and why surrender, not perfect certainty, has always been the truest mark of trust.
I Live Where the Machines Are Made: Staying Human
When every shortcut promises ease, discover the quiet invitation to think deeply, feel honestly and stay rooted in the voice of God.
The Sweet, Poisonous Berry: How Idolatry Works and Dies
We all worship something. But can what holds our hearts hold us? Idols disguise themselves as good but quietly demand what only God deserves.
Look and Live: The Only Cure for the Poison Within
Some wounds cannot be healed by trying harder. The poison runs too deep, and only God can provide the cure. In the wilderness, a strange command revealed an eternal truth: those who simply looked in faith were given life. Discover how an ancient bronze serpent points beyond itself to the cross — and why the same invitation still stands today: look and live.
God’s Two Books: The False War Between Science and Scripture
A rainbow can be explained by physics and still inspire wonder. The supposed conflict between science and Scripture is often overstated, as if understanding how something works somehow eliminates the One who made it possible. Yet many of history’s greatest scientists saw no contradiction. Nature and Scripture are not rival stories but two ways of encountering truth — each pointing beyond itself to the mystery, beauty and meaning woven into creation.
What If I Don’t Fit in a Box?
Trying to fit someone else’s mold causes us to miss the beauty of becoming ourselves. But God isn’t asking us to become anyone else.
Kierkegaard Against Comfort: The Brutal Demands Of Faith In An Age Of Easy Belief
Kierkegaard had little patience for comfortable Christianity. Faith, to him, was not a social identity or moral polish, but the hardest work of becoming oneself before God. Pleasure could distract. Duty could impress. Neither could save. True faith required surrender beyond what society could validate or reason could neatly explain. It was costly, daily and unfinished — a leap toward God that had to be made again and again.
Why Not Say It Aloud? Learning Honest Prayer From the Psalms
The Psalms assume something many of us forget: if God already knows our hearts, why hide them? Their prayers are startlingly honest — full of praise, doubt, gratitude, grief, confession and longing. The psalmists speak freely because they trust they are fully known and still welcomed. In teaching us to bring our whole selves before God, the Psalms reveal that honest prayer is not irreverence. It is intimacy.