There are some things in life that are easy to start and hard to finish. Most of us have a home project that proves it. It was supposed to take two hours, and three trips to the hardware store later, ...  Read More

Tucked into a list of David's mighty men is one of the strangest verses in the Bible. 1 Chronicles 11:22 tells us that Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, "went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion....  Read More

There are some things that are easier to preach than they are to live. It is easy to preach about trusting God when I can see God moving. It is easy to celebrate the open door and the answered prayer,...  Read More

There's a pattern you can find in a lot of buildings if you pay attention. A bank is built around securing something valuable. A hospital is built around caring for life. A courthouse is built around ...  Read More

There's a habit many of us have picked up in church culture without realizing it. Someone shares that they're going through something hard, and the reflexive response comes out: "I'm praying for you."...  Read More

There are things we can do today from a distance that would have seemed impossible not long ago. You can work alongside someone every day and never share a room. You can watch a grandchild play ball f...  Read More

There are some things you can lose and replace. Lose your phone, and you buy another one. Lose your keys, and someone cuts you a new set. Lose some money, and hopefully you make more. These things may...  Read More

Every parent eventually learns something about backpacks: what you put inside of them matters. Too much, and the child struggles under the weight. The wrong things, and they're carrying stuff they nev...  Read More

There are moments in life when everything around you screams that it is over. The resources are gone. The hope has dried up. The people you love are suffering. The walls feel like they are closing in,...  Read More

There is a moment early in John's Gospel that most readers pass right by without noticing the seam. Jesus has just declared, "I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in dark...  Read More

Last Sunday we sat with Nicodemus, a man who had everything religion could offer and still lacked what only new birth could give. This week John moves us from a respected Pharisee in the dark of night...  Read More

There's a strange kind of pride we carry when we feel like we've earned something. We like control. We like contribution. It's why, if we're honest, birthdays feel a little uncomfortable when you thin...  Read More