08/31/2026Some people make a difference loudly. Others do it so quietly that you may not recognize their impact until years later. A conversation. A prayer. An invitation. A word spoken at exactly the...  Read More

08/30/2026Sometimes we know exactly where we want life to go. We’ve thought it through, made the plan, prayed about it, and maybe even convinced ourselves we know what the next few months should look ...  Read More

08/29/2026There are days when life feels manageable. You know what needs to be done, you have a plan, and you feel like you can handle what is in front of you.Then there are days when the phone rings,...  Read More

08/28/2026Some days everything feels steady. Other days it feels like somebody picked up the table and shook it. Plans change. People change. Relationships change. Jobs change. Our bodies change. Even...  Read More

08/27/2026There are days when the biggest battle isn’t around us, it’s where our mind keeps going. We can belong to Jesus, trust Him, love Him, and still find ourselves consumed with things that won’t...  Read More

08/26/2026There are a lot of things competing for our hearts. Some of them are obviously wrong, but most aren’t. Family. Work. Success. Security. Our plans for the future. Even ministry can quietly be...  Read More

08/25/2026There are things in life we count on without thinking much about them. We expect the sun to come up. We expect the ground to be beneath our feet when we get out of bed. But people? Circumsta...  Read More

08/24/2026There are parts of following Jesus that are easy to keep private. We can pray quietly. We can read our Bible alone. We can worship with our headphones on. But eventually, what God is doing i...  Read More

08/23/2026There are some things we can do halfway and still get by. We can half-listen to a conversation. We can half-clean the garage. We can even half-follow the directions and somehow get the furni...  Read More

08/22/2026Sometimes we picture God as distant, somewhere above all of this, watching from heaven while we try to make sense of life down here. John opens his Gospel by telling us something completely ...  Read More

08/21/2026There are things we spend years accumulating that can disappear almost overnight. Money can be lost. Possessions wear out. Homes need repairs. Careers change. Even the things we carefully pr...  Read More

08/20/2026There are some days when praise comes easily. The phone call was good. The prayer was answered. The family is doing well. Things finally seem to be falling into place.Then there are other da...  Read More