3 Ways to Find Hope No Matter What You’re Going Through
A couple of years ago, I found myself struggling. I found my faith and trust in God decrease and increase hugely within a 24-hour time period. It seemed like all of…
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15 Chesterton Quotes That Will Shape Your Faith
Ask many contemporary Christian thinkers who most influenced their attitudes about faith, and they’ll likely say C.S. Lewis. If you were to ask C.S. Lewis though, he’d tell you G.K.…
4 Things Christians Get Wrong About Addiction (That We Shouldn’t)
There are a lot of myths about what addiction is and how it functions. Many of these myths are not innocuous misunderstandings but mistakes that shape cultural opinion and public…
What if Christians Actually Did What Jesus Did?
Everyone has heard the saying “WWJD”, right? What would Jesus do? You’ve heard it preached, you have the bracelet, you’ve retweeted it and you may have even posted it as…
The One Thing No One Tells You About Getting Married
If you’ve been to a wedding, you’ve experienced the beauty of witnessing two souls binding to commence toward the future together. You also may have experienced the vast depths of…
God Has Already Revealed His Plan for Your Life
When trying to discern God’s will for our lives, it is tempting to spend all our our time in prayer. God, what do you want me to do with my…
Why Gratitude Is a Spiritual Discipline
It’s almost unbelievable that Jesus heals 10 lepers in Luke 17 simultaneously. Without fanfare, He simply commands the motley crew, “Go, show yourselves to the priest.” They exit stage-left and…
How to Put Thankfulness Into Practice
When most people hear the word “thanksgiving,” they inevitably conjure up images of turkey dinners and extended families. Thanksgiving is something Americans tend to relegate to one day a year,…
10 Non-Traditional Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can be the forgotten holiday in a lot of ways. Often that means we don’t get as much time off from work or school, which can translate to you…
Passion Isn’t the Same As Calling
I never cared for discernment in my early years of being a Christian. All that mattered to me was love and passion. As long as I loved God and was…
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving. We reconnect with friends and family, break bread and share in a time of remembrance. The hardship of early American colonists and their peaceful rapport with the native tribes…
11 Mr. Rogers Quotes Every Christian Should Read
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran in 2014. This week, a biopic about Fred Rogers called A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood releases to theaters. If you haven’t seen it,…
8 Ways to Actually Deepen Your Faith
Have you been moving forward in your Christian walk? Or do you struggle to enjoy a real relationship with God? Too often Christians consider the act of salvation to be an…
9 Ways Your Ego Prevents You From Experiencing God
Lately, I’ve been haunted by a question. How could so much violence, fear, racism and divisiveness occur in God’s name? I’ll ask it a different way. If God is love,…
Why Your Prayers Aren’t ‘Working’
I wish I could say that my prayer life is one defined by consistent authenticity and audacious faith. But if I’m being honest … Prayer is one of the places…