I shiver on the sidelines of an early morning January soccer game. Sporting fleece-lined jeans, my trusty winter jacket, and a stocking hat...

“T he book scared me.” My eleven-year-old paces beside his bed. His blue eyes etched with worry. This is the second time our evening read al...

O ne in four adults who regularly attend church often mix attending online with in-person. Twenty-three percent of churchgoers bounce fro...

M y eyes widened and I forced a smile as my acquaintance—and closest relationship resembling a friendship since we moved 6 months ago—told m...

F atima tugged her red head scarf back over her hair as she prepared a rice dish for lunch. She was the only Christian among a family of Mus...

T he moment I stepped inside our third-floor walk-up apartment, I knew something was wrong. My heart raced as I scanned our dining room and ...

T he desire to connect with others consumed my thoughts as I played with my toddler at our apartment’s playground late one summer afternoon....

As a first time house buyer, I wanted a home where I could step outside my front door and walk around my neighborhood. I envisioned sidewalk...

Z armina leaned forward, her white head covering slipping off her gray hair. She looked at the faces of her Western guests. Perhaps these wo...

“I can’t believe it!” I squeal to my husband, Travis. Approaching a nearby pond, I spot birds from a board game we sometimes play as a fami...

Breaking Down Financial Barriers in the Church “Let’s grab breakfast together,” the pastor said to my husband, Travis, and I one Sunday mor...

T he international church service was vibrant with voices lifted up in songs of praise. Many clapped their hands and some even danced before...

A s a kindergartner sometimes I tagged along to my mom’s work as a hotel housekeeper. While my mom worked, I played in the recreation room. ...

T he gray Midwest winter day matched the gloom wrapping itself around my heart. Sadness loomed above me like Eeyore’s rain cloud. While sayi...

I once had a clear sense of the calling of God in my life, but one day what I thought had been a lifetime pursuit turned out to be seasonal...