We begin our journey into Psalm 27 with an illustration of change. What do we put our faith in when the path ahead twists unexpectedly and precariously, exposing the shadows that lurk within? In my youth, the word “change” was synonymous with adventure; and the world was like a beautiful…

Sometimes it seems as if God shows up in the least expected moments or circumstances. But maybe it’s more the case that God is everywhere and we are merely explorers stumbling upon glittering treasures. Growing up, when my friends were turning sixteen, we heard stories of kids getting cars or…

“Where’s Dad?” “He’s gone away…Let’s pray to God so that he would come back.” I was eight years old and this conversation with my mom confounded me. Why would my father leave us? How dare he leave us alone. …

Of all the figures in my life, perhaps the one most difficult to adequately define is also the one who’s played some of the most fundamental roles in my life. My mother. …

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. (John 17:3) Years ago, on a drizzly summer day, my children and I took a quick drive to the grocery store. …

I recently celebrated my birthday and nothing reminded me more of encroaching mortality than junk mail full of well wishes pimping eye cream, 401Ks, and yoga. …

There was once a young girl who imagined she was adopted. Though she looked like the parents and siblings who loved and cared for her, she couldn’t shake the sense that somewhere beyond her normal, practical existence, she possessed a heritage that far surpassed what she saw with her eyes…

Perhaps it was that one drink or hit too many, that rueful one night stand, that punishing word in an argument, that right turn instead of left, that one decision or act that led to a mountain of shame and regret. If you could turn back the clock how far…

As we enter the Easter month, it’s a special opportunity to consider the significance of the gospel in both a universal and personal sense. Upon reflecting on Jesus’ crucifixion and his resurrection we are necessarily confronted with the very question and principle of the Christian faith. …