christianity

When Words Fall Short

Scripture Focus: Job 2:13“So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.” Have you ever watched someone you care about walk through a kind of pain you cannot fix? You can’t unsay the cruel…
You Must Bend Before You Bloom

Scripture Focus: John 15:5“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” There’s a quiet struggle in many of our hearts—the pull between wanting to grow and wanting to stay exactly as we are.…
Made for More

Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Before the butterfly takes flight in a burst of color and grace, it begins as something much simpler—slow, grounded, and far from glamorous. A little like how many…
Lies We Tell Ourselves & Love That Tells the Truth

Scripture Focus: Hosea 10:13“Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.” Life can get strange sometimes. One moment we’re feeling centered, steady, and spiritually clear—and the next we’re tangled in frustration, insecurity, and/or expectations…
Trading Burdens for Belonging

Scripture Focus: Matthew 11:28–30“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”…
In the Deep Places of My Heart

Search me, O Lord—not as one who skims the shore,but as a Diver plunges into the dark,where hidden reefs cut unseen,and the currents pull strong against surrender. Break open the sealed roomswhere I have stored my unspoken fears,my carefully wrapped sins,and the idols I name by gentler names.Let Thy light pour in,unflinching,until every corner bows…
Ten Steps Earlier

There’s nothing gentle about Proverbs 4:14–15. “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” It almost sounds like the Spirit is stacking verbs for those of us who are tempted to think, I’ll be…
Kept in the Middle of It

There are days when I catch myself wishing Jesus had prayed a different prayer for His followers. Something like, “Father, pull them out as soon as it gets hard,” or, “Build a safe little bubble around them where nothing ugly can touch them.” Instead, on the night before the cross, He said this: “I pray…
Have They Really Heard?

Sometimes I catch myself wondering how many children and teens today have ever really heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Not just that “God is love,” but that “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Not just that we should “be kind,” but that “the wages of sin is…
A Space for Greater Things

I came to Him with nothing—not even strength to pray;my dreams lay cold and scattered,like leaves in winter’s sway. The soil of hope was hardened,my hands were stripped and bare,and silence seemed my portion—it felt He wasn’t there. But somewhere in the shadows,beyond what I could see,His mercy still was moving,His weaving silently. The grave…