It was the middle of the night and I woke up with the urge to pee. I tried to ignore it because I was nestled warmly in my bed...

“Sit up straight, Jessica!” My mother would often say as she gently touched my back. She was the definition of a true Southern lady.  ...

I, for one, find this to be exactly true. The older I get, the bigger God gets. I used to think I had a pretty solid grasp on theology...

I used to let others form my opinions for me. If people I looked up to said something or someone was good or bad, I didn't think too much ab

I have a friend whose daughter didn't listen to a thing her frustrated mother said. This otherwise sweet child would flatly ignore her unles

“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in...

The God Who Sees Hi! my name's Hagar. Thank you for asking for my story You can read the important parts in Genesis chapters 16 and 21,...

1// November 2011. I’m 22 and newly married, in a suburban megachurch comprised almost exclusively of families with kids. Nary a young...

This is the month when Daylight Savings ends. I feel like it always brings up many opinions – some people love the extra hour of sleep, some

Most of you have heard my story, the most important part is recorded in the Bible (Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:18-26), but you don't even know...

The other day I was in a conversation about names. We were discussing whether or not we liked our names, the way old names are coming...

“So Jacob named the place Peniel saying, ‘For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.’ Now the sun rose on...

This past weekend was spent with a lot of high school and middle school girls at Girls Retreat! As the girls minister at Frisco First, it...

A few weeks ago, a truly miraculous thing happened. A thing I’ve prayed for years. My five-year- old son made the decision to love and...

It’s February. Which means if you, like me, are attempting to read through the Bible, cover to cover, in 2023, we’re now in the thick of...

My oldest son and I just got back from a college visit to Colorado. This is my first time on this “try to help my not sure 17-year-old...

Josh walks through the door of his home after school hoping for someone to love him enough to see him and care he is there. His mom is in th

Jesus traveled around through all the cities and villages of that area, teaching in the Jewish synagogues and announcing the Good News...

We were standing in the hallway wrapping up a conversation when a friend hit me with it. First came the tears. Then the sobbing. We had...

Some of us are carrying a large boulder on our shoulders, while some are carrying many many pebbles in our shoes but we are going the same p