by Linda Evans Shepherd One Saturday afternoon, I found myself watching a group of young women zipline across a small Texas lake. One by...

by Henry O. Arnold At the tender age of four, I experienced the power of storytelling. My father played the role of Billy Bigelow in the...

by Janet Perez Eckles There she was, dressed in pure white. With slow steps she walked down the aisle and pronounced her wedding vows at...

by Terra McDaniel One August afternoon, my mother-in-law accidentally set our house on fire. The temperature was over 100 degrees...

by Emily A. Jensen My hands gripped the steering wheel like I was driving through a thunderstorm, but the car wasn’t moving. I sat in a...

by Crystal Bowman The theme of God’s love is all around us. It’s woven into books, poetry, sermons, greeting cards, song lyrics and more....

by Becky Harling Many of us grew up praying the Lord’s Prayer. We can say it by rote memory. In fact, thousands around the world pray it...

by Pam Farrel “Watch the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established” -Proverbs 4:26 One of the questions I am asked the...

by Pam Farrel & Karen Whiting God’s Word is power packed with promises of joy. In our new devotional, Growing a Joyful Heart, we invite...

by Cindy K. Sproles We’re losing our Christian worldview. That was the thought that shot through my mind. Where are the absolutes? When...

by Justin McRoberts The practice of rest is the primary way I’m regularly learning to wrestle loose of the grip lesser stories have on me...

by Kelley Ramsey & Jenn Hesse “The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for...

by Lisa Whittle I’ve spent the past fifteen years studying Psalm 51. If Psalms is the soundtrack for the many emotions of King David,...

by Anne Neilson I started life as a rather fearful child. Perhaps you remember me telling you that I would wake up my sister to go to the...

by Caroline Coleman Recently, I've been thinking a lot about how we pray when we are grieving. I've been wondering, How do we pray when...

by J.D. Greear “Gospel” is one of those words that Christians often use but rarely define. “Gospel” is basically shorthand for the...

by Ava Pennington What is your understanding of who God is and how He works? People speak of “my God” or “your God.” My God would never...

by Kate Breslin We’ve all had moments in life when our plans go awry, oftentimes during the holidays. Crushing disappointment as our...

by Pam Farrel Christmas and joy are paired in most of our minds: The joy of spending the holidays with family and friends; the joy of...

by Karen Whiting Mary wondered at the news of giving birth to the Savior and praised God (Luke 1:46-55). Joseph had anxiety and fear...