The worst timing of your life might actually be God getting you right where you need to be. I think of Mary, nine months pregnant when a government census forced her to travel for days by foot to Bethlehem. That inconvenience put her in the exact place the Messiah was...

Whatever you think disqualifies you is probably what God plans to use. A woman who had been through five husbands ended up telling a whole town about Jesus. A man who hunted down Christians ended up writing half the New Testament. Your past isn’t something God is...

If no one has told you yet, let me be the one: God isn’t the angry, critical father He’s been made out to be. He’s not the reason for your pain, and He’s not waiting to punish you for being imperfect. Through Jesus, He revealed exactly who He is: full of unfailing...

There’s something in each of our lives we wish wasn’t there. I can’t answer every why, but I can pray for your peace in whatever you face. Receive this: May you see blessings you never noticed, purpose in places you never expected, and advantages in quirks and...

Somewhere along the way, life convinces us of lies. Lies that say we’re unlovable, unacceptable, unworthy. Eventually, we try to succeed our way, prove our way, or earn our way out of those feelings. But you can’t behave away a lie. You must believe your way out of...

Do you keep doing the same thing no matter how hard you want to stop? When you’re focused on what you don’t want to hit, you’re more likely to hit it. Skiers learn that. Stare at the tree you’re trying to miss, and you’ll steer right into it. It’s no different in...