Do you watch the news? I know some people who refuse to because it can be so depressing. There are a lot of sad stories: school shootings, people losing their homes in devastating storms, terrible diseases, deadly car accidents, theft, etc. It can be scary to think of all the bad things happening in this [...]

Losing a loved one, going through a breakup, getting a scary diagnosis—it can be hard to worship God in this broken world. The good news is, you're not the first one to wrestle with this: lots of people in the Bible went through very difficult, even deadly, situations and had to figure out what it [...]

Branches clawed at Princess Alana's face as she ran deeper into the black woods. Sweat trickled down her neck and thorns tore the delicate skin on her feet as she raced faster, trying to outdistance the pounding of her fearful heart. She heard the voices scream again, threatening to consume her every thought: “Worthless!” “Disgrace!” [...]

Are people basically good or basically bad? Some would point out all the great acts of kindness humanity has shown over the ages to argue that people are basically good. Others would point out the many atrocities humans have committed to argue that people are basically bad. So, which is it? And why does it [...]

When we are weak, He is strong. When we are afraid, He holds us. When we can't walk, He will help us fly like eagles. When everything feels out of our control, we can know He holds the whole world. Nothing is impossible with God. Nothing is too big for Him to handle or too [...]

David's identity changed a lot over the course of his life. He went from shepherd to outlaw to king. Through it all, we see his heart through the psalms he wrote. Even when he hid from King Saul in a cave, even when remorse overwhelmed him after he murdered Uriah, even as he grieved the [...]

Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery. They sold him! I have younger siblings. And I admit there have been times I've thought this sounded like a good idea. But these guys actually did it! Can you imagine the betrayal Joseph must have felt? The outrage? The terror? Overnight, Joseph was a slave. Sometimes our lives [...]

Fish. These finned creatures have played an important role in Christian history because Jesus used them throughout His ministry to point to the good news of His kingdom. For example, Jesus used fish when He first called some of His disciples. Some of them were fishermen by trade, so He gave them a new job: [...]

When should we pray? Only when we or someone we love desperately needs something from God? Do we only pray about the things we think God would deem “important” enough? Ephesians 6:18 tells us to “pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and requEsther ” Hebrews 4:16 urges us to “approach the [...]

"God already knows everything about me, even my thoughts. Why do I need to pray?” Good question! Psalm 139 says God knows our every thought. He knows when we are sitting down and when we rise (verse 2). There is no place we can go where He cannot find us. So what is the purpose [...]