Do you ever hear the phrase “God knows the number of hairs on your head” and think to yourself, "Really? Why would God need to know that about me? Or why would He even care?" . Psalm 139 talks about the intimate way God knows us. We are His creation, and He knits us together [...]

When Jesus was born, He didn't even have a crib. He was born where the animals were kept and laid in a manger. . When Jesus was growing up, He was a carpenter's son. He wasn't rich. He didn't live in a castle or have nice, expensive things. He had a humble life. . When [...]

Fireheart's eyes sharpened as she beheld an opalescent creature on the highest peak of the cliffs, glinting like a thousand diamonds in the sun's waning light. As she flew nearer, she noted with surprise that it was a dragon. Fireheart hovered above, waiting for a warning signal of flames or the flash of claws, but [...]

Legends passed down from generation to generation told of a treasure so pure and valuable that it rivaled all others. Fireheart made it her mission to obtain this treasure. When she was still the tiniest of dragons, tucked under her mother's massive wing, she was told stories of the dragons who made it their life's [...]

Something I realized about the world recently is how seriously broken it is. I knew this before, but I didn't have any profound personal experiences to help me understand what that truly meant. I can recall times of sadness and hopelessness during difficult circumstances in my life, but those feelings passed fairly quickly. Now, I [...]

In high school, I had a plan for my life, and I didn't want anything to get in the way. I loved Jesus, but I didn't want to surrender my goals to Him. . My junior year, I had the chance to go on a trip with my church to Honduras. We had a week [...]

There are times when we feel like no one really loves us or cares about us. We might have a family member hurt us or cut us out of their life. We might go through a breakup or deal with teasing from people who we thought were our friends. There are times when we get [...]

We have a friend saying goodbye and meeting a new friend on today's Unlocked Connection episode! Andrew has decided to step away from hosting Unlocked (listen to find out why), and Natalie introduces us to George Moss, a new friend taking over from Andrew. He's going to be an awesome host and we hope you [...]

I grew up thinking I needed to hold it together. My teenage problems seemed minuscule next to extreme poverty and world hunger. But I did have problems. And they felt big to me. . In John 16:33, Jesus says, “In this world you will have trouble.” He doesn't say if; He says will. You will [...]

The air was full of excitement. It was Christmas day, and everyone was preparing to go to church. I also prepared myself to go and worship among others at the small village church that had become the center of attraction on this day. . Every Christmas, the church would be filled with worshippers. Everyone would [...]