Reading 40 Days of Decrease. Even as I ponder the prologue, it is through tears. How often have we mourned over loss, and not considered...

Contrary to the excruciating circumstances surrounding us at First Baptist, I awoke with such joy. I credit it to reading about our dear...

…specifically when you are suffering for taking a stand for Christ. Get on your knees “…pray for those who hurt you” (Luke 6:28)....

Years later when another Christmas was fast approaching, my children and I were coming home from a medical appointment in the city. It...

These past few days have carried heavy news to my heart, and the hearts of those I love. When I feel helpless to find comfort or bring...

My workweek was experientially rich. I could say “rough”, but I am going to choose the word “rich”. In my line of work debriefing is...

I was looking for useful tools the other day for a friend who is fighting depression, and came across a podcast by John Piper (his...

Reading in John 8 this morning something very beautiful struck me. It is the passage where Jesus arrives very early in the morning at the...