This year, instead of reading through the full Bible in 365 days1 as I’ve done for the last few years, I am taking a slow-and-steady approach through just the New Testament, using ...
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Reject, Receive, or Redeem?
In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul admonished the church of new believers to “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every ...
Present in 2026 Book Review #1: Every Home a Foundation
I’ve always loved home. Growing up, I actually spent a fair amount of time outside the home: I attended public schools and was involved in multiple extracurriculars during the school year, and ...
Choosing to Be Present in 2026
A few days before Christmas, the five biggest members of our family formed an assembly line around our dining table to fill mason jars with a Nativity Snack Mix that would be ...
Gifted
It was meant to be a quick trip to the library. We’d had a long morning and our tummies were grumbling, so the plan was to grab our books before heading straight ...
The Worship Problem
Earlier this year, one of my kiddos went through a several-week period of extreme discontentment. This child seemed to have a bad attitude about almost everything. We experienced lots of complaining and ...
Discipleship, Discernment, and Defying Disinformation
This school year, I’ve had the opportunity to volunteer as a Bible study leader for 5th grade girls in our church’s midweek discipleship program. As a mom of a 5th grader (not ...
Featured Book Review: Walking with God
“It is our deepest need, as human beings, to learn to live intimately with God,” John Eldredge observes in Walking with God. “It is what we were made for.” There is a ...
Convicted
Earlier this month, Christian singer-songwriter Forrest Frank made waves when he announced that he would not be attending the Dove Awards. In a social media post about his decision, the musician explained ...
Grace and Peace
The pastor at our new church recently began a year-long teaching series on the book of Ephesians. I love this expository preaching style that takes the focus away from the topic of ...