When I was growing up I had two Christian heroes: Corrie Ten Boom and Mary Slessor. I loved reading about their daring lives of service to others. Their strong and fearless faith shaped my own from an early age, and I relished every new piece of information about the two of them. As a little girl, when I saw…
It is time to engage those warring against biblical Christianity by taking a bold stand. And by a bold stand, I mean living out a biblically based passionate bold faith-resilient, immovable, and incredibly effective in the last days. Doing anything less neutralizes the church, rendering it ineffective in fulfilling its calling to spread the gospel…
“It’s like I’ve been dropped onto a different plant and I’m learning to breathe new air.” A petite forty-something year-old woman sat across from me, her blue eyes earnest as she described her new life in recovery. We are in a bustling café with a gourmet menu. Debbie ordered a cheeseburger, maybe because she wanted…
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”— Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (NIV) The Lord, through Moses, is establishing the parameters for daily…
When life gets busy, or difficult, do you find it’s easier to isolate rather than spend time in the presence of others? You and I may not intend to do it, but when our to-do list screams at us to be more productive, when the needs from our family become too insistent, or when the…
The Unique Call for Christians Even if you think you’re not a leader, the fact that you’re a Christian puts you in a leadership role. When we come to Christ, we receive a calling to set an example and lead others to the truth of Christ, being an ambassador or representative of God wherever we…
A couple of blocks away from the turquoise waters of the Bohol Sea, my family of seven gathered in a tiny coffee shop for lattes and smoothies. We were eight months into our trip around the world and pros at finding quaint coffee shops in any place. As my teens played another round of Monopoly…
When you think of the book of Revelation, what comes to mind? Fire? Destruction? 666? Whether you have read the book many times or your experience is limited to a youth group showing of Left Behind, the terrifying scenes don’t always spur excitement for the future. And yet, the book that concludes the story of…
Personality is that the special, unique thing that makes your home feel less like a furniture showroom and more like you! It's that collected over time, stories in every corner kind of energy. And the good news is giving your home this meaningful personal touch is easier than you might think! Here are three of…
