Are you looking for a way to stay consistent in your spiritual growth, deepen your faith, and stay organized in your prayer and Bible study life? Sermon Notes and Prayer Journal: 52 Weeks of Sermons, Prayer Requests, and Bible Reading is a simple yet powerful tool to help you grow in your walk with God—all... Read More
10 Books to Help Our Christian Growth
Retreats are amazing. A weekend where you spend time with other Christian women around the word of God. We sing, chat, learn, and grow together. But there’s something even better than a retreat: it’s our daily walk with God. He gives us occasions away to focus intensely at times, but our life is truly determined... Read More
17 Gospel Encouragements to Overcome Barriers to Biblical Hospitality
Hospitality is a beautiful calling, but sometimes the reality of our lives looks very different from the picture we have in our minds. We might feel like our circumstances create barriers to offering the kind of welcome we long to extend. What if biblical hospitality is simply about welcoming others as Christ has welcomed us?... Read More
5 Fantastic Resources on Biblical Hospitality
How can we love our neighbors? How can we use our homes, not as private resorts, but as locations of grace and God’s glory? As I have lived in a variety of countries and communities and homes—ranging from studio apartment, to communal housing, to single-family residence—I have had to ask questions about how to follow... Read More
From Frustration to Intercession—A Better Approach to Online Disagreements
The digital world has become a battleground of opinions, where friendships are cut down with the swipe of a finger. We’ve all experienced it. We plop down on the couch for a quick scroll through our social media feed, looking for connection and amusement. Amid the pleasant posts that make us smile, we come across... Read More
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Powerful Portraits of Love for Our Neighbors
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Rosaria Butterfield is a profoundly beautiful argument for how we should love our neighbors and connect with the people around us. Its beauty and power stem from Butterfield’s ability to weave theological truth with practical wisdom and real stories.... Read More
A Meal with Jesus: Rich Reflections on Hospitality
We all have a picture in our minds of what hospitality should look like. It may come from past experiences, or it may be a profound image of what, to us, would be the perfect, warm welcome. Comparing our own lives to that image, however, might reveal a drastically different landscape. We may be discouraged... Read More
A Powerful Guide to Life-Changing Prayer: Prayer by Timothy Keller
Timothy Keller’s Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God is a profound and practical explanation of an essential aspect of the Christian life. In it, Keller, a respected pastor and theologian, begins with why we should pray and then explores how we can pray and continue to deepen our prayer life. Keller draws from a... Read More
Colouring Psalm 96
Psalm 96 declares the glory of God and invites all of creation to join in praising Him. For centuries, Christians around the world have benefited from memorizing and meditating on this hymn of praise. For those of us who enjoy colouring as a way to relax, colouring the Psalms is a wonderful way to meditate... Read More
Our Amazing God: Three Lessons from the Book of Jonah
Today in church, I whispered to my daughter that Jonah was my favorite book of the Bible. Her eyes widened with surprise and disbelief. “But it’s so painful!” was her response. She doesn’t love reading the account of the many failures of Jonah. My deep love for this book started in college. As a literature... Read More