As mothers, we have hopes and dreams for our children before we ever even have children. Our longings become even more real when we hold this baby close to us and examine this tiny person nose-to-toes, realizing this…
Dear Youth Pastors, We are entering a new phase in our home with a freshman in high school. When I discuss this transition with other parents, we share a common urgency to evaluate what we have taught, shown,…
Feeling the anxiety and fear of recruitment demonstrates just how sweet and beautiful the gospel is.
We are all afflicted with a sinful will that tells us we can be, and should be, the masters of our own destinies. It is the greatest lie we believe, and Adam and Eve believed it even when…
“Let me guess, a wedding?” the man next to me asked as we loaded up our bags to be screened at the airport. Realizing he’d noticed the suit I was carrying, I responded “Well that’s on Saturday but…
If I could choose one word that captures my college experience, it’d be trust. Trust that the college I’m going to is the right one, trust that what I’m majoring in is the right major, trust that where…
If I had a dollar for every time I have looked at my kids and wondered what the heck to do with them, I would be a rich woman. I have never undertaken anything in my life as…
My teen does not want to be part of a youth group. Now what? There is no easy answer to whether or not parents should force their children to attend youth group when they have expressed a disinterest….
In his book Objects of His Affection, Scotty Smith says the most often repeated question in the Scriptures is, “How long oh Lord?” Smith says God’s most frequent answer is, “Do not be afraid.” Our patience grows when we…
