I Heard God, I Obeyed, and Nothing Was There
A prompting, an empty box, and two lies Jesus wanted to break.
Why Praying for a Parking Space Is an Act of Resistance
The prayers we skip because something tells us they're too small.
Evil Is Only Spoiled Goodness (C.S. Lewis Was Right)
Evil needs creativity, strategy, trust and honor to function — and all of those are good. As C.S. Lewis put it, badness is only spoiled goodness.
How to Pray in Traffic: Turn Red Lights Into Prayer
Stuck at a red light and getting frustrated? Two true stories — one about a traffic jam, one about a deer — and a simple habit that turns delays into prayer.
Why Do I Feel Spiritually Beaten Up?
"If you feel bruised, it's because you're in a battle and not sitting on the sidelines." A reframe for anyone weary from spiritual warfare—plus a prayer.
How to Know What to Pray in Any Situation
Ask God what to pray, then pray it. The method, plus a full worked example: a long prayer for unity in the church.
Celebratory Provision Stories, Large and Small
Large and small—the Lord provides.
Sometimes “Surrender” Is Just Giving Up
When the holy-sounding answer is the wrong one.
Four Weeks of Waiting on the Lord
Then the fear of the Lord came, and it was clean.
“O Fortuna” in a Train Station
A song to the goddess of blind luck, and the God who knows the end from the beginning.
Not Two Minnows
How John recognized Jesus, standing on the shore.
Mutter the Psalms
The Hebrew word for "meditate" doesn't mean what we've made it mean.