By Karen O’Connor Our lives, like those of millions around the world, are filled with different types of people, heading in different directions with different goals in mind. The woman who sits behind you at work may be the life of the party on or off hours, making others laugh and wanting everyone to like […]
Devotional thoughts on Romans 12:1, 2; 13:8-10 By Mike Berry I remember the first time I was called out for lacking character. The reason I remember is that it stung. The second, and probably bigger, reason was that it changed me. Forever. Absent Character It was the spring before my senior year of college and […]
By David Faust Noah’s animals aren’t the only things that come in pairs. It takes two scissor blades to cut cloth. God designed our bodies with pairs of eyes, ears, hands, and feet to provide balance and perspective. Both-And For Christians, truth and love are both-and, not either-or. Truth and love don’t contradict each other; […]
By Elizabeth Reid Over the last several years, personality labels have become incredibly popular. My Facebook feed has quizzes almost every day claiming to unlock personality secrets and to tell you who shares your personality. (As an INTJ, it seems I share a personality type with King Solomon.) Books like Quiet by Susan Cain have […]
By David Faust Someone has said, “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but it takes faith to count the apples in a seed.” God designed plants to show remarkable resilience. A couple of years ago my wife took the pruning shears to an overgrown houseplant and chopped it down to a mere stub. […]
