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Where Were You?
What you’re feeling, Mary and Martha felt that too. Their brother had died over the course of days. Jesus loved them, loved their brother. They had no doubt of it….
A Sure Foundation for When the World Falls Apart
For 620 years, since the days of Hannibal and his battle elephants, Rome had not faced an invading army. But in AD 410, Alaric, a Visigoth from northern Europe with…
The Relative Merits of Thinking Slow
About a year after the world went inside in spring 2020, I found myself suddenly, finally, in the same room with a quorum of my coworkers at NavPress. We could…
A Bias to Agree with God
In 2016 Jerry Bridges, author of numerous bestselling books, died a few months before the release of his final book, The Blessing of Humility. Now and then over the next…
Finding Hope in Trusting God
In 2016 Jerry Bridges, author of numerous bestselling books, died a few months before the release of his final book, The Blessing of Humility. Now and then over the next…
Encouragement As You Wait
I completely love the GPS apps on my phone. My mind serves me in a lot of ways, but wayfinding is not one of my strengths. Insert: All the driving…
The Gift of Common Grace
It is easy to point fingers at the loudest voices in the divisive conversations fragmenting our world. I can clearly see how their understanding of God’s love story does not…
Where Shame Starts
Our first and most important battleground against shame? Childhood. Shame is transmitted primarily through shame-based family systems. If our child hearts receive the parental love we’re created for, we flourish—and…
7 Steps in Group Listening Prayer
Step One—Prayer of Silence Listening Prayer uses silence as a way of consciously making space for God. Silence is less about not talking and more about having a posture of…
Our God Knows Our Pain
The vision of a God who has himself suffered testifies to his mysterious but good character. God’s suffering is part of the answer to that deeper, emotional struggle with evil….