A small band of volunteers leaves the rural church. It is their turn to make the Sunday morning trek to the fledgling Laotian congregation in the nearby city.
A Prayer for Graduates
As this academic year nears its close, I encourage you to use this passage as you pray for and with your graduates.
Joy in the Anticipation
Does living with plenty dull the sense of our own sin and misery? Are we even aware of our need for a Savior? Of our gratitude for deliverance? Could our material comforts and security be actually diminishing our joy?
Learning to Love Literature
So many of these literary works have in them themes of redemption, glimpses of the image of God in the characters, along with reminders of the fallen nature of humanity, even in those we find ourselves most admiring. They help me view this world through new and clearer lenses.
Teaching Our Children About Money
When it comes to teaching our children about money, I’m still learning, and I’ve probably learned at least as much from failure as from success.
Advent: Strike me Dumb, God
When our faith feels weak—in our wilderness journeys, our spiritual hunger, our fear, our despair—we might ask God to strike us dumb.