When God doesn’t seem to care

A FRIEND ONCE told the story of having to help hold his small son down in the emergency room at the hospital while doctors gave the…

He is on the way

IF YOU FEEL like you’re all alone, be assured that God is on His way. He hasn’t forgotten you; He hasn’t abandoned you. In fact, He’s…

Locusts and marshmallows

EVER SINCE A wayward English printer boo-booed a 1600s edition of The King James Bible that caused Exodus 20:14 to read, “Thou shalt commit adultery,” we’ve…

A sleeplessness wake-up call

HAVING A HIGH capacity for taking good things for granted, it’s been helpful—if humbling—to be reminded recently how fragile my hold on “normality” is. It all…

The ‘one another’ way

To a watching world, church unity is perhaps one of the greatest and least-realized expressions of the kingdom of God. The early church exploded because God…

The sign(s) of unity

If you feel there’s tension in the American air you are not alone. A recent poll found that 65% of citizens think the country is more…

Blinded by our tears

SOMETIMES WE THINK that devotion and doubt are opposite ends of the faith spectrum, but they’re a lot closer than that. Sometimes just a few days…

The three-letter offense

WE LIVE IN a time when you can use pretty much any four-letter word with impunity, whether in public or on social media. But use a…

Throwing off our cloaks

THERE ARE TWO kinds of comfort zones that we can get trapped in that may keep us from experiencing all that God has for us (and…

Thankful for the Stephens (and the johns)

SO, MY BIG question about the Asbury Revival is not so much theological as biological: who’s getting the portapotties? The Jesus-follower in me wants to experience…