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.

When Love Became an Act of Obedience

Loving others as Christ calls us to requires more than just good feelings; we must forgive, pray for, and extend grace to those who hurt us. What a comfort to know that we don't have to love like this in our strength, but that it is Christ who loves through us!

What Needs To Die So You Can Actually Live?

There is so much freedom and joy that comes with opening our hands to God and letting Him use our lives for His purposes and glory!

Are You Awake To What God Is Doing Around You?

How often do we find ourselves slipping into a prayer rut or skipping prayer in a season of discouragement? Paul admonishes us in Colossians to be steadfast and watchful in prayer, full of thanksgiving, aware of how God is working in us and in those around us.

Are You Tired of the Grind of Adulthood?

Life can be hard, and the constant pressures can wear you down. When this happens, turn to Paul's words in Colossians 3.