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How to Trust God in Seasons of Change: A Psalm 118 Devotional
I woke up with a song from childhood looping in my mind: “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad…” The irony? I did not feel like rejoicing. Lately, the building blocks of my life are being moved around as wonderful, exciting, and hard things...
Holy Week Reading
Travel with Jesus along the "Via Dolorosa," which means "Way of Suffering," as you remember His route to the cross during Holy Week. I've combined the Easter accounts from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John into one continuous reading. Reminiscent of the stations of the...
How to Handle an Unholy Mess
Have you ever found yourself swept away by your emotions, letting them dictate your actions and thoughts? One morning, I had a breakthrough that might resonate with you—not during a quiet devotional but in the middle of a workout. I had a conflict weighing on my mind,...
Neighborhood Cafe Webinar
Do you want to love your neighbor but are unsure where to start? Does your heart ache for the homes around you, yet it seems impossible to connect with the people inside? Well, here’s your plan: host a Neighborhood Cafe! Here’s how the Neighborhood Cafe works: Invite...
Mending Fences
Scared but smiling, I knocked on Lisa’s door and invited her over for coffee—along with 89 other neighbors. We had never met before, but I was finally caving in to a crazy idea to start a neighborhood Bible study. The fact that I didn’t know many of my neighbors...
Twas the Night Before Christmas
I wrote this poem one year when we donated gifts to a local charity instead of giving presents to our friends and their children. Adapted from the classic "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clarke Moore, feel free to use it if you adopt the idea yourself! ‘Twas...
