I can't. But God can. I am weak. But God is strong. I am afraid. But He can make me brave. I can't do it alone. But I don't have to be alone. In my darkness, God is my light. In my pain, He gives healing. I love the verse in Isaiah that says if [...]

This morning as I was reaching for my Bible, I was soul-weary from a week of grief and tears. I needed to be saturated in the tRuth Then, a picture popped into my mind so instantly and clearly, I felt sure it was from God. The picture was of an IV line threading from my [...]

I'm twenty-eight years old, and I wish I had realized sooner that God is my truest friend. As a teen, I was told that everyone could make friends easily. But in school, I felt as if I was the only one who couldn't. I desperately wanted to, but I had a hard time finding true [...]

I sometimes struggle with the fact that God offers the same kind of grace and love to someone who has hurt me as He does to me. I mean that person doesn't deserve all that, do they? Maybe you are the kind of person who goes out of your way to do nice things for [...]

College preparation is daunting. You outline the roadmap to your future—a blueprint setting a foundation for your life. Thus, you strive to place every step perfectly in order, as though you were scaling a mountain and had to plan each foothold to reach the summit. In high school, I applied to a wide range of [...]

"This better be worth it,” I muttered through gritted teeth. The straps of my backpack bit into my shoulders, making each step feel heavier than the last. "Malik said it would be just around this bend. If he's wrong, I'm gonna tell him to carry this stupid weight all this way." I knew it didn't [...]

Miriam was a prophet, a leader, and a singer. In Exodus 15, she led the women in a dance to the Lord on the day He saved them from slavery in Egypt by parting the Red Sea and defeating the army that pursued them. In this instance, she used her mouth for good, to sing [...]

Sometimes, even the best-laid plans don't work out. There's nothing wrong with planning, and, in fact, it's healthy. However, what I have learned since I was a teen is that God is working His purposes through all things, even when my own plans fall apart. Trust me, I know personally the pain of a lost [...]

If I could just reach a little farther Stretching as much as I canI see that hand reaching toward me I feel myself falling awayDown I goSave me!Just like that, I am grabbedHe pulls me upI am rescuedI am warm and wrapped in peace One cry to HimOne catch when I was falling awayI am [...]

Sparrows are the most common birds in the world, and almost every type of sparrow is small and beige with brown streaks. It's no surprise that many people, even experienced bird-watchers, have trouble telling them apart! That's why bird-watchers don't just look at outside appearances to tell species apart. Even though many birds look the [...]