Jesus' Ascension Brings Sigh of Relief

To embrace the Ascension is to heave a sigh of relief, to give up the struggle to be God (and with it the inevitable despair at our constant failure), ...

The Power of Group Solitude

Adie Johnson, who serves on the staff of a small church in Colorado as Pastor of Spiritual Formation, shares a few thoughts about the power of group solitude: ...

Sitting with God on the Bathroom Floor

In his book The Pressure's Off, psychologist Larry Crabb uses a story from his childhood to illustrate our need to delight in God through adversity: ...

A Lost Sense of Community

Amy Simpson writes in the Gifted for Leadership Blog:

I inherited an old trunk that sat in my grandma's basement. It had belonged to the generation ...

Behold and Be Still

Two commands direct us from the small-minded world of self-help to the large world of God's help. First, "Come, behold the works of the Lord." ...

Coffee-Taster Has Excellent Discernment

In his book The Gospel According to Starbucks, Leonard Sweet tells the story of Ed Faubert. Faubert is what you call a "cupper"—in layman's ...

Hollywood Publicist Frustrated with Beauty

Hollywood publicist Michael Levine lives in what many consider the beauty capital of the world, surrounded on a daily basis by gorgeous women. But he ...

Being Certain of God's Love

In his book Doubting, author Alister McGrath shared the following story to illustrate how we can know God loves us:

An aunt of mine died some time ago, ...

Grieving Husband Clings to the Promise of Heaven

In their book Building a Church of Small Groups, Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson relate the words of Lyman Coleman as he reflected on the death of his ...

Honeymooner Already Tired of Wife

This is a true story. A businessman moved over slightly as a young man crowded into the airplane seat next to him. They both fastened their seat belts, ...