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How Holiness Brings Life

I distinctly remember one visit to a church youth event in my teens. 

Jesus Is Not Your Security Blanket

As I sat down with a student I was discipling, she boldly said, “It’s okay; I don’t need to worry about my job, because God knows the plans he has for me, and they’re for me to prosper and what not.â€

Jesus Is Not Your Trophy

A Pharisee and a tax collector walk into the temple.

The Power of Praying the Magnificat Daily

For the last five years, I’ve been a part of a religious community that prays the —Mary’s song of praise upon finding herself pregnant with Jesus—twice a day. 

Don’t Miss Out: How Lent Prepares Us for Easter

Among the recurring stress dreams commonly reported by people, perhaps this is the most familiar: you show up at school only to realize that you’ve forgotten about a quiz or final exam.

How Christian Discipline Leads to Joy

The goal of disciplined piano practice is not to master the piano.

The Gospel of Christmas

If I, a woman, were to write the gospel of the entry of God into the world as one of us, I’m pretty sure I would not start with his human genealogy, as Matthew does. 

Do I Really Trust God?

Advent is a season of anticipation. Anticipation for a Savior to bring light into a dark world. But it has a melancholy tenor to it. It’s the time before the joyous celebration of Jesus’ birth that we remember at Christmas. A time of uncertainty.

The Incarnation, the Early Church, and You

The Nicene Council decided that the triune Godhead is fully present in Jesus, in whom the reality of God’s love for humanity is demonstrated. Furthermore, and most importantly for our understanding of missional Christianity, the incarnation implies our participation in this fallen world’s healing.

Sanctuary and Savoring

For the time being, I’m ignoring the toys and socks strewn across my living room to sit on my couch and drink tea. 

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