A study of Francis Chan’s book makes me wonder how willing I am to seek and submit to the Spirit’s power every day.

What will you put at the top of your gratitude list this Thanksgiving? One item in my Top 10 will surely be “I haven’t come down with COVID-19.” Which goes to show you just how inadequate my thanksgiving list is!

A friend’s tactic will help me tackle the projects all around me I’d rather just put off till tomorrow.

She speaks as a best-selling author on the subject of relationships in digital culture, not a Christian blogger. Yet her point echoes a plea all Christian social media users need to remember.

Church watchers and church leaders everywhere are seeing a decline in church health today. Could it be that one small church in a tiny town has come up with a remedy?

People around us spend energy and capital searching for the next big thrill. But the church offers what they need most.

Vacation time with special blessings has given me the chance to reflect on how I experience God’s goodness every day.

“Big government” isn’t the only entity giving handouts without building self-sufficiency. The dollars are fewer, but the process is the same with some initiatives local churches sponsor.

A visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminded me to broaden my appreciation for what —and who—God has created.

Many speak of friends, but we too seldom see friendship as a spiritual pursuit.

Churches reported record attendance on the Sunday after the 9/11 terror attacks. But for many, prayer has again become a routine or forgotten duty. How will we be strong for the next crisis?

Reflections on a simple initiative in a small church that created decades of ministry with multiplied influence.

I was impressed by so much I saw at the fair, but before I had left, the nods to God left me a little concerned.

Like many Americans, I felt helpless as I watched the news this week from Afghanistan. But more than one website has shown me one thing I can do.

We just expect Olympic athletes to perform remarkable moves on the balance beam without falling off. But balance in everyday life is an even bigger challenge.

We may look at the seemingly superhuman feats of Olympic athletes and just move on. Or we might ask if personal improvement is something we could achieve, too.

My own life experience has been a path toward admitting and then deciding how to cope with my powerlessness. So Dean’s advice about the subject resonated with me deeply.

Are you happy? That’s likely not the first question to worry about, because God has promised something better.

When it comes to weeding, I’m afraid my thoughts go faster to the devil than to God. Thoughts from a summertime gardener.

“God Bless America,” made famous by Kate Smith decades ago, really is a prayer, not a national anthem. Let’s pray the prayer this Independence Day.