Is your church a Pokémon Go stop? Jenny Williams shares how you might care for the souls of those who are looking for little critters at your church.
You’re going off to college for the first time, and you have no idea what to expect. Katie Heckel share 10 pieces of advice that will help you transition well into this new chapter of your life!
Are you frazzled and worn? Have others cast judgment? Are you in need of encouragement? Patricia Taylor explains the importance of even simple acts of encouragement.
Sometimes we like a clean cross with no sign of a struggle at all. Patricia S. Taylor shares what kind of cross we need to encounter when times are dark.
Have you held on to hard or hurtful thoughts about someone? These thoughts, when allowed to fester, will be destructive in your life. Will you take our compassion challenge and offer those thoughts to God?
What is our responsibility to the poor? Karen Vine discusses what God requires from his people in terms of the poor and marginalized.
Lucas Bonates shares humor and life lessons from his experience with culture shock.
Karen Vine shares what might happen if you make snap judgments about people.
Christians are allowed to experience and express sorrow, but they are often prevented from doing so. Marilyn Elliott shares some thoughts on the role of sorrow and lament in the Christian life.
In some confession liturgies, the congregation asks forgiveness because “we have not heard the cry of the needy.” But, sometimes it can be really hard to listen. Karen Vine shares her experience of finding listening difficult.
In many Christian ministry circles, people believe that in order to serve God, we have to sacrifice ourselves and “burn out or rust out.” Elizabeth Peterson shares her journey of learning good self care and five core truths she has learned in the process.
Immigrants are thrust into a new culture and a different way of life, often with no preparation. How can we be desperately needed friends to the strangers in our lands? Karen Vine shares the joy of opening doors to new people.
