Sometimes we wish we had a formula that would guarantee the kids grow up successful,, full of faith, and without pain. Eventually we realize our children are free to make their own choices. I thought of this when I read today about Eutychus.

Something making you afraid? You’re not the first one to feel fear; in fact, several posts this week give us clues to how the Bible says to deal with fear. Choose some of these to read again. Maybe you’ll even send a link to share one of these posts with a friend!

Like you, I enjoy and depend on the digital dimensions of my life. But I don’t think online church can be a permanent substitute for in-person worship.

When I someone says, “I have a situation,” often this means they are in the middle of a difficultly or, worse, a crisis. We all have situations, and today’s passage gives clues for getting through them.

Given the chance to escape our captors, which one of us wouldn’t have decided to leave? Maybe we can learn something from Paul’s decision just to stay put.

God and I have had many conversations on this topic. I’ve gotten better at stillness. But these daily devotionals convict me. I have to fight simply to listen.

It’s a sad story, one that could have been so inspiring, one that we don’t have to repeat in our lives.

You won’t find this verse on a Hallmark card. It probably isn’t posted on Instagram or Facebook, either. But maybe we need to consider it and remember its truth.

If you missed one of Dean’s weekday devotions, if you didn’t have time to read Mark’s Saturday post, these quotes might inspire you to go see what you missed. And if you’ve read all of these, maybe today’s quotes will inspire you to share a post with a friend!

A list of ideas for demonstrating God’s surprising diversity in the worship we offer back to him.

Waiting is frustrating. Waiting on God sometimes seems unfair or unending. But here’s a story where God answered the petition of the one who had been waiting for years.

It’s not what you have, what you give, or what you do. But what God wants most may be most difficult for us to give him.

Since the beginning of time we’ve seen famine. And throughout the ages God has used his people to provide in times of need.

It's a pattern we see in the Old Testament: blessing, pride, repentance, and then blessing again. So is sad to watch, but so easy to replicate.

When storytelling faltered, faith failed. What stories are we telling the generation behind us?

How are you coping with the changes in your life? Several of this week’s posts can help you move forward. Read some of them again. You may even decide to share one with a friend!

My experience is that some lessons are learned only through experience! So here are three conclusions my experience prompts me to share.

They were descended from a disobedient family slain by God in his displeasure. But they rendered service still blessing us today.

We see big changes as we read the earliest church history in these chapters from Acts. They may give us a pattern for change in our world today.

Ultimately each of these two men had the same decision before them. And it’s a decision for every believer today as well.