There’s No Such Thing as an Overqualified Christian

📚Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices In Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren I was sitting cross-legged on the dining room floor changing my infant son’s diaper, crumbs and toys scattered everywhere, overwhelmed with the responsibilities of the care and keeping of a home and the 24/7–365

A Thought That Leads to Despair

How Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire shaped me as a teenager.

How a Book on Romans Led to a Marine's Salvation

📚Romans: The New Man, An Exposition of Chapter 6 by D.M. Lloyd-Jones Above my computer screen hangs a portrait facsimile of D.M. Lloyd-Jones, affectionately called the Doctor. I was a newly born-again Christian in my early 20s as I entered my pastor’s office. Wide-eyed staring at all

How Practicing Contentment Led to Joy in My Everyday Life

📚Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow The spring of 2023 marked a difficult season in my life. It was not a season of depression or discouragement, but rather one of listlessness. My husband and I had been living in Honduras as missionaries for about six months, and I was

The Letters That Led Me from Burnout to Joy

📚The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller by C. John Miller I was a tired pastor, discouraged with my ministry and my Christian life. I needed something that would help, but I didn’t know what that could be. Somehow, I came across a book by another

When I Realized I Didn’t Know as Much as I Thought

📚The Story of Reality by Gregory Koukl I’ve called myself a Christian for most of my life, but this past year really made me stop and think about what that actually means. I started stepping into more responsibility at church—helping with middle school ministry and leading a discipleship

How Counting the Good Rewired My Brain

📚1,000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp I first read 1,000 Gifts with a group of college friends in my last semester of undergrad. We would read a chapter a week and then meet to talk about it. It was a busy season of life. I was taking 6 credits,

Finishing Well

As we near the end of something, be it a task, a job, or an assignment, it can be tempting to coast to the end of it. But finishing well requires us to be intentional about how we end something, even if it costs us, and Jesus gives us the perfect example of one who finished well.

Who Are You Fighting for in Prayer When No One Sees?

It’s easy to give up when we don’t see results, but here are some true stories of people who have been faithful in prayer.

Remaining Faithful in the Unglamorous

Are you tempted to complain when your work is ordinary? Do you give less than your best when it seems that no one sees what you do? Be reminded today that your everyday, mundane tasks, when done in Christ's name, are good works that glorify God.

Would Anyone See Jesus in the Way You Live at Home and Work?

The best way to show Jesus to our coworkers and family members is to first find our identity in Christ and then live out that identity in the spheres of influence in which we have been placed.

How a Pinch of Salt Can Preserve Many Relationships

Are you facing a difficult relational challenge? If so, here are seven steps that can help you.