Hearing God
They Didn't Come in Cold
The secret to an hour-long creative session is what happened in the days before it. Four musicians, one song, and a method that transfers.
Amy Lykosh
Healing & Freedom
Turn Dieting Hunger (and Other Involuntary Challenges) into a Fast
The hunger pangs of a diet. An overwhelming week. A hospital stay. As Corrie ten Boom found in Ravensbrück, what changes isn't the circumstance, but whether we’ve dedicated it to the Lord.
Hearing God
How to Tell Conviction from Condemnation
Conviction is specific, resolves, and leaves no regret. The vague apology for being alive is something else entirely.
Feelings & the Body
Your Joy Isn't Fake and Your Anger Isn't Wrong
For six years I thought my happiness was a mask over suppressed rage. It wasn't. Thinking happy thoughts about bubblegum at the dissolution of the world is a real problem—but so is assuming your joy was never real.
Healing & Freedom
Why You Can't Heal Yourself in Isolation
I started studying healing prayer so I would never have to tell another person my baggage. That's pretty … independent, shall we say. It also didn't work.
Healing & Freedom
When the Book of Proverbs Reads Like a List of Failures
She asked God's forgiveness and still wasn't free. But God has the creativity and power to help us break free of any mess we find ourselves in.
Word Studies
How Could Jesus Grow in Favor with God?
What a father's astonishment at his son's gifts taught me about Luke 2:52—and why favor with God isn't the same as being loved more.
Word Studies
Kind to the Ungrateful: Three Messages from Praying Friends
A word on Luke 6:35, a reflection on the lonely work of standing guard, and two ducks that changed the way a dead pine came down.
Word Studies
Three Christian Views of Hell (Not Just the One You Know)
Eternal conscious torment isn't the only view the historic church has held. Annihilationism, universal reconciliation, and trusting the Judge of all the earth.
Protection & Spiritual Warfare
A Prayer for Courage to Set Healthy Boundaries
A blessing for relationships that honor your heart, your calling, and your future.
Rest, Time & Hurry
Will You Give Me Your Efficiency?
I have optimized my life for productivity since I was fourteen. Then came a three-day fast, two days in bed, and more hospital nights than all five of my births combined.
Word Studies
A New Thought on a Father’s Rejoicing
A verse in Proverbs, read with a different Father in mind.