Posts with the category “faith”

God Writes Better EndingsThere is a particular kind of dread that settles in when you are in the middle of a hard story and you cannot see how it ends. You know the feeling. The situation at home that...  Read More

The Kinsman Redeemer: A Love Story That Points to Something GreaterThere is a short book tucked into the Old Testament that reads almost like a dramatic miniseries. It has compelling characters, unexp...  Read More

When the Ordinary Becomes the Hand of God: Lessons from Ruth Chapter 2There are moments in life that seem utterly unremarkable as they happen. A chance encounter. A door you almost did not walk throug...  Read More

Built to Last: Why the Health of the Church MattersThere is a story Jesus told about two builders. Both men built houses. Both houses stood for a time. Both were eventually struck by the same storm. T...  Read More

When "I Will Never" Becomes "Everything Changed"We all have those moments. Those times when we declared with absolute certainty, "I will never..." Perhaps it was the minivan you swore you'd never driv...  Read More

When Life Gets Hard: Finding Joy in the Journey of FaithThere's a paradox at the heart of Christian faith that many of us struggle to understand: suffering can be the very thing that strengthens us. W...  Read More