"What is wrong with the American Christian church and how can its witness and ministry be renewed?" asks pastor Tim Keller in the opening...

I've been encouraged lately by the stories of people experiencing severe illness and yet overcoming physical limitations to exude joy and...

It all hinges on God's love. In moments of darkness and doubt, one can either abandon faith or start going through the motions of a...

Pretty much every parent knows the art of repetition. And the more important something is, the more it gets repeated. So, when I find...

I have a friend who, when we visited him and his wife, my young daughter got a kick out of torturing. When she was maybe six or seven,...

I'm on a kick of referencing some of my favorite Christian artists, finding easy connection with this section of Isaiah. First, though,...

In 2018, singer/songwriter Lauren Daigle released the album, Look Up Child. As a vocalist myself, I think I've systematically sung...

Isaiah 43 was full of powerful promises from the Lord, and Isaiah 44 continues this theme....and then moves on to a wry critique of...

Note: This blog post was written a week before we received a difficult medical diagnosis for my daughter. The words still ring true to...

In this blog, I'm often addressing problems and issues in our world and as well as faith in the United States. After all, I started...

I frequently quote John Calvin's phrase, "The human heart is a factory of idols." Sometimes God seems to allow us to stay ignorant of...

For the past 5 years or so, I've found myself asking God to grant a peaceful year. You know, to change it up a little and--just to give...

When I was 10 years old, I started praying a prayer that, when answered, would change the course of my life. It was a prayer for a good...

As a Gen Xer (just squeaking it in between Gen X and Millenials), I'm a late comer to all things social media. I joined Twitter and...

In the midst of prophesy and Messianic passages, Isaiah 36 bursts in with historical narrative. King Sennacherib of Assyria is...

The Christian life has often been described as a pilgrimage, most famously perhaps in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Before...

The Little Hills church in Missouri did a sermon series this past March on "Six Poisons" (https://littlehills.church/safari/article/995.h...

I appreciate various worship practices and approaches across many different church traditions. Richard Foster calls these different...

"Streams of water" is a frequent image in Scripture. For example, Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17 both describe people who are like trees planted...

A few years ago, our family enjoyed a trip to Austria. We prepped by studying German a little to pick up the basics. One of our favorite...