When the Valley Feels EndlessLife has a way of piling things on. A diagnosis arrives without warning. A relationship fractures in ways that seem beyond repair. A season of uncertainty stretches longer...  Read More

I’ve been spending far less time on social media these days, and although I am not a medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health expert, or really an expert on much of anything, my advic...  Read More

Surrender is one of those words that sounds simple until it becomes personal. In theory, laying something down, releasing control, trusting someone else with the outcome — none of that sounds particul...  Read More

When Seasons Change: Staying Faithful Through Life's Unexpected TurnsThere is something deeply familiar about the changing of seasons. Whether you are a devoted fan of crisp fall mornings, a lover of ...  Read More

There is something that has been bothering me for a while now, and I think I am finally beginning to understand why. I have felt a growing personal conviction about posting pictures of myself when I a...  Read More

I don’t have the testimony that so many of us sometimes wish we had, the earth-shattering, mountain-moving, undeniable story of God reaching down into the deepest pit and rescuing someone from an addi...  Read More

There is something deeply human about holding on tightly to the things that matter to us. Plans, relationships, finances, identity, security. We grip them with everything we have, often without realiz...  Read More

There is a question worth sitting with for a while, one that has the potential to expose something uncomfortable about the nature of our faith: If you received everything you have ever prayed for, wou...  Read More

There is a weight that many of us carry silently. It is not always the kind of weight that shows on the outside. From the outside, life may look relatively normal. We are still showing up, still doing...  Read More

Understanding the Purpose of PruningThere are seasons in the Christian life that feel like loss. A door that will not open no matter how long you stand in front of it. A prayer that seems to fall to t...  Read More

There is a temptation that follows every sincere believer around like a shadow. It is the temptation to believe that the Christian life is fundamentally about trying harder. That if you can just disci...  Read More

If your understanding of the gospel ends with what God has done for you personally, something important has been missed. Because the gospel also answers the question of what you are now sent to do....  Read More