Have you ever struggled to live victoriously when your life didn’t feel victorious? Midway through my 8th grade wrestling season, that’s where I found myself. I had managed to accomplish what few of my middle school peers were able to achieve: an undefeated record. I wish it could be attributed to my grappling prowess and […]
Heather and Sherry sit in the chapel, the one place they’ve found that makes life in the state prison bearable. Heather was sentenced to nearly a decade behind the prison walls for drug dealing and related offenses. Sherry, found guilty of violent crimes, faces a considerably longer term in prison. On this night, both Sherry […]
Anger is a fact of life. Our world is filled with violence, hatred, war, and aggression. We can find ourselves facing anger with friends, coworkers, family members, and even the driver in the car next to us. If you’re like me, you might struggle with anger as a first response when something doesn’t go your […]
“Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything” (2 Corinthians 2:9). A friend of mine once told me that obedience is God’s love language. Obedience is a hard word to understand because we tend to focus on the what rather than the why. For […]
“Let’s get my son a wife,” said 140-year-old Abraham to Eleazar, his chief servant. God promised Abraham his heirs would be given the land of Canaan (present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel) and Isaac was not yet married. So Eleazar made an oath to return to Abraham’s homeland and seek a wife for Isaac (Genesis […]
