When we think about spiritual growth, we often turn to familiar practices: prayer, Scripture, worship, and community. These are essential. But we may overlook something equally significant—our daily work. Much […]

There are seasons in ministry when thinking harder feels like the only responsible option. When conflict escalates, we analyze. When uncertainty grows, we strategize. When leadership feels heavy, we carry […]

One of the most hopeful images I have encountered recently is this: when an injured neuron begins to heal, it grows at an average rate of about two millimeters per […]

At a Trappist monastery in South Carolina, the monks begin their day at 3:20 in the morning. A buzzer sounds in the darkness, and they rise quietly, walking by moonlight […]

As one year draws to a close and another begins, many of us find ourselves living in an in-between space. We look back with gratitude for moments of joy, for […]

One of the most freeing truths of the Christian life is that Jesus never asks us to impress him. His invitation is not to perform or prove ourselves, but simply: […]

“Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,    whose trust is the Lord.They shall be like a tree planted by water,    sending out its roots by the stream.It shall not fear when heat comes,    and […]