Have you ever noticed that there is tension in the Advent season? Sure, there is tension because the “most wonderful time of the year” can be the busiest and most stressful time of year, but there’s another kind of tension.
Very appropriately, we call Christmas the “season of light.” This title recalls how the Old Testament heralded our Savior’s coming as a light of hope dawning in the darkness of sin and death...
Can Victories Come From Defeat?
At the end of the gospel of John, Jesus’ disciples were feeling exhausted, confused, and defeated. They had been through more in two weeks than most can say of a lifetime...
It is no secret that the Church is struggling to hold onto young people. While many return to the church later in life, only one out of three Protestant church attendees continues to attend through college...
In the midst of suffering, people sometimes say, “nothing good can come out of this.” This promise in Romans 8...
He isn’t saying that “everything will just turn out okay” in this life. Instead, he means that everything will work out for our ultimate good...
For many of us, a new school semester has begun. Our family has started the exhausting work of returning to life by the school schedule. Summer break is over...
Have you ever been surprised by something that seemed so mundane to you but was really something significant?
Christmas: the Mourner's Holiday
A few years ago I sat down across from a saintly grandmother who had lost her husband of 42 years earlier that same year. Her name was Norma and she had one question for me: “Why did I set the extra plate for Christmas dinner?”
I knew tons of kids who wanted to dunk like Michael. I get the desire. Of course, none of my friends could actually dunk it like Michael...
