I stood at the end of a long, long driveway. It was pretty, with pine trees neatly lining it and a shimmering pond on the other side, but it was so long. I was working door-to-door book sales that summer, and it was a tough Job I'd worked all morning and sold just three books. [...]

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, went from town to town, place to place telling people about Jesus and helping to strengthen some of the first churches. Did you notice he seldom went alone? Paul almost always traveled with other Christians, such as John Mark, Barnabas, Silas, and Timothy. Ever wonder why Paul might have [...]

Skin color. Nationality. Language. Gender. Health. Economic status. Social status. Political views. Opinions We experience so many divisions in this broken world. We can feel blocked off from others, as if we're living in a different world than they are. Our experiences in life can be vastly different based on the families we were born [...]

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three parables about God's enormous joy when one person who was going their own way turns around to be reunited with God. In the third parable, a son demands his inheritance before his father dies, and then he goes and lives foolishly until he has nothing left. He gets a [...]

She was meowing somewhere in the house. I kept calling her name, “Belle, where are you?” I heard a weak answering meow. I went upstairs trying to follow the sound. I checked under the beds and in the bathroom shower stall. Then she went quiet. I called again, “Belle!” as I came back downstairs. I [...]

When I was asked to give a devotional message to a group of high school students, I started my presentation by reading from the Bible about light and darkness. Then, I held up a large, empty cardboard box and said, “There is nothing in this box, but there is something. What is it?” After a [...]

Lord, I'm so tired. I spend my day moving between grief and anger and apathy and frustration and fear, and I just end up exhausted. I want to scream and cry and sleep and hide from the world, all at the same time. Why is this happening? Everywhere I turn, people are hurting. My heart [...]

When I was a teen, I wish I would've learned God doesn't look down on me because of my anxiety. At that time, I didn't even realize I was fighting anxiety. I just knew I was fighting fear—and feeling like I was never safe—even though I knew it was completely irrational. I was afraid of [...]

Welcome to the newly established eternal kingdom of Yahweh, Almighty God and Creator of Heaven and Earth. He has restored His creation and made all things well. Today, He commands the immediate removal of any items that have been rendered useless and obsolete. All items listed below should be turned in to the nearest Pruning [...]

If you have ever been to a school graduation ceremony, you likely sat through at least one speech. Most graduation speeches have two components. The first reflects back on shared years at the school: significant events, fun times, hard times, and what we learned. The second looks forward to the years to come, including advice [...]