Backing into 2022: Longing for the World-That-Was
2022. What kind of year lies ahead of us? Will we continue living in this dystopian world or will we finally return to normal? Longing …
Maybe We’ve Been Looking at Christmas Trees the Wrong Way
Western Christians often wince when buying their Christmas trees. No, these beautiful trees did not decorate the manger scene at Christ’s birth. Really, there is …
10 Books that Make Incredible Christmas Gifts
What Christmas gift do you get for a Christian friend? How can you encourage a young person you know to walk with God? Could I …
Evangelism in a Post-Christian Culture
Times Have Changed I doubt that many of us need to be convinced that we are living in a post-Christian culture. When the waves of …
Life Stories and the Gospel
Everyone Has a Story Everyone loves a good story. Stories have a captivating power over us because they touch on the deepest longings and aspirations …
Thanksgiving Myths: Old and New
Could Native Americans and European pilgrims have peacefully existed in the 1600’s? What a myth! Everyone knows the Europeans came to exploit the Native Americans, …
Love Grows in Stages
“In the same spirit of humility that allows women to submit to their husbands, you husbands also live with your wives in an understanding and …
Stories of Great Suffering and Great Grace
Stories of people who have responded in grace to hard trials are a tremendous encouragement to our faith. Reading of their tests of faith, hardships, …
Sharing Your Testimony
The Power of a Testimony Sharing your testimony is one of the most natural ways to engage unbelievers with the gospel. Testimonies have a compelling …
Fading Joy: Am I Seeking an Experience or a Relationship?
The lights dim as the music begins to play. The energy in the crowd seems to almost crackle audibly. You feel a surge of anticipation …