What are we here for? What is our purpose in life? In the apostle Paul's letter to the Christians in Ephesus, we find some answers to these questions. The first three chapters of Ephesians talk about who we are in Christ. God chose us to be His adopted children before He had even created the [...]

My sandals brush the street as I walk the familiar way to the tavern. I always walk a little faster when I pass by the open door of the King's courtyard, keeping my gaze on my dusty toes. But today, something catches my eye. Blue fabric ripples like water in the sun. I look up [...]

False advertising is the worst: a click that leads to a blank page, a product that doesn't perform as promised, or a heap of hype for something “new” that actually isn't. But when something is the real thing, it needs no ad campaign. If a product proves itself to be amazing, no one needs to [...]

What do you want to be when you grow up? I never liked that question because I never had a good answer. My sister wanted to be a Bible translator, my brother dreamed of becoming a missionary pilot, but me? All I could say was, “A mom.” That was part of what I wanted to [...]

Do you know what your name means? Recently, I looked up my name, Macy. I found out that "Macy" might come from a Hebrew word that means “Gift of Yahweh.” (Yahweh is one of God's names, and it means I am). I also discovered that the Greek form of the word my name comes from [...]

God is so worthy of our praise. Have you ever let yourself really focus on some of the things God has done and then gotten carried away with how much you are in awe of Him? Have you ever looked at nature to see what God has created or thought about how He keeps life [...]

When I'm barely hanging on I know that you've got me When there is so much to be done I know that you'll help me When I don't know what to believe I know that you have answers When I'm scared I know that you are there When life isn't what I want it to [...]

Have you ever felt disgusted by all the suffering, corruption, and pure wickedness happening in our world? When I hear about twisted officials, abandoned children, and senseless violence, I either get really angry and queasy, or I try to shut it out and look somewhere else. But how should Christians respond to injustice? We start [...]

I had never seen someone braid with such calm fury. But there He was, the one some called the Messiah, methodically twisting three leather cords into a whip. "About time," I thought. "These Romans have been oppressing us for years! And if He's supposed to be some kind of king, surely He would have overthrown [...]

If you have ever looked up to someone, only to have them mess up and fail, you've probably felt a deep sense of disappointment. Maybe you felt betrayed or even foolish for looking up to them. If you have longed to be like someone and then watched that person make a mistake that you never [...]