4 Ways to Host on a Budget
What does it mean to be hospitable? I think for many people the idea of being hospitable means we must ...
Who Will Teach Your Kids to Pray?
Our older son was four and our younger son was barely three years old. My older son began his prayer ...
A Seat at the Table
You know the scene — that tumultuous environment known as the high school cafeteria. You know the feeling of walking ...
More Than a Meal
Growing up, food was important to my family. My parents regularly served exquisite dinners on weeknights, and really went all ...
Blessed Are the Meek
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5 Meekness isn’t the most valuable virtue in our day ...
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
If you’re like me, reading through the Beatitudes can feel like a lesson in failure, none more so than when ...
Adoption and the Gospel
Adoption has been an important feature of the Church from antiquity. Throughout the centuries believers have adopted children in a ...
Blessed Are the Merciful
When my daughter received a donut-shaped palette of lip gloss for her seventh birthday, she squealed with such excitement that ...
Blessed Are You Who Are Poor
A major theme found throughout the Bible is God’s concern for the poor and his anger at the rich’s complicity ...
Those Who Mourn
Take a moment to think about the struggles of these different people. A single mom. She is working, raising kids, keeping ...
4 Reasons Why You Should Sing at Church
Listen to this article here: In our culture, singing in public is typically left to the professionals. It’s something most ...
Godly Friendship (It Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard!)
Recently, I spent an evening with some friends. We spent hours catching up and talking about our lives, struggles, kids, ...