Christians use some odd terms. You know what I’m talking about—churchy words like “the aisle”…
When you’re pursuing a God-sized dream, the process is bound to get stressful at times. Here’s how to make the stress of the journey work for you, rather than against you.
On a recent Saturday, I woke up at 11 a.m. and promptly went to plop…
There are a few things you should know about me. First, at the age of 7, I was introduced to a spiritual exercise repeated…
I had so much baggage as a child it nearly killed me. I moved 10…
I grew up in a family that understood anger as a threat to relationship. As…
I don’t know how I made it out single. Shortly after my first year of…
I had just placed my open Bible on our wobbly old communion table when a…
When I celebrate Christmas with my family, I love watching my little nieces and nephews…
“Follow your heart.” “Find yourself.” “Discover the real you.” But don’t be fooled. Travel will challenge you, inspire…
It wasn’t long ago if someone said “Stay away from drugs,” we would immediately think…
I’ve always found it refreshing to set aside time for prayer and the study of…
Of all the metaphors in the Bible to describe the Christian life, perhaps one of…
The word may carry some baggage today, but its origins may surprise you.
A quarter of a century is what it takes for me to realize a thing…
If you’ve spent much time around Christians, you’ve probably heard someone refer to how God…
A wise man once told me that there were only two outcomes for dating relationships:…
You have a natural relationship with the way you handle money, which I call your…
At my job, I have a coworker obsessed with The Office. It’s her favorite show.…
Our perception of power is often cultivated by the world before we ever walk in…
The night before I left college, I got home late. There, at my door, I…
For far too long, the overall Christian sub-culture has been down on dating. It’s been…
More weeks than not, I think about skipping church. “We could just take this one…
Yesterday, I drove by a church with a billboard that said, “Discover the bread of…
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a televised version of a youth conference on…
Throughout history, faithful followers of Jesus have continually lifted the cries of their heart to…
Let’s face it; we live in an unusual time and generation. The majority of individuals…
In college, I waited—like I thought every good Christian girl was supposed to. The Christian…
We long to count. We want to matter to the world. We long to make…
Dr. Tony Evans writes an op-ed for RELEVANT about Black History Month and why racial reconciliation and unity in the church matter.
Mixtapes were the 1980s version of a playlist, but instead of living in iTunes, they…
Long gone are the days of the junior high lunchroom—where kids seemed to be divided…
Let’s be honest. We’ve all been there. It’s Sunday morning, and even though we’re in…
As someone who grew up as a pastor’s kid, I certainly understand the connotation and…
“To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human…
Are you in the middle of God’s story for you? The middle is a tough…
Are you trying your best to measure up—yet you still feel as if you’re not…
In a job interview I once had for a photography internship, they asked what life…