Is Your Family a Real Priority To You Or an Afterthought?

This question is best answered by evaluating how you spend your time, energy, and resources.

I Wanted to Be a Mom, But I’m Content With Being a Child

Jesus is always with us, in good times and in bad.

How Covid-19 Led to an Encounter with Jesus

For years, I was seeking acceptance. In 2020, God showed me what it means to be known by Him.

How Understanding Union With Christ Healed and Grounded Me

“I want to hang this in my room and give it to Jesus when he comes to get me.” As early as preschool years, I loved Jesus and looked forward to his return—planning to give him a depiction of him and his parents when I met him. I will

Do You Ever Feel Dumb Over Silly Mistakes You've Made?

Everyone has. The challenge is what you do when you're feeling this way.

Does Jesus Make a Difference?

What difference does Jesus make? Does he change lives? Is God even real? If He is, why should I follow Him? If you or someone you know has ever had a question like this, then let me tell you about my life… There was once a young man who grew

A God of Love and Grace

Finding God despite being raised in a legalistic upbringing.

I Met Jesus, and He Changed My Life!

Some of you may not know this, but I am the oldest brother of Ezra Byer. This is my claim to fame! I'm hoping someday to get his autograph. For years now, I have endeavored to convince everyone that I am the older AND WISER brother, but this

My Spiritual Autobiography, in the Style of Augustine's Confessions

📖"And whoever comes to Me I will never cast out." — John 6:37 Early in my Christian life, I read Augustine’s Confessions. Augustine (354-430 AD) lived a monastic life and pursued a life of writing. One of his writings, Confessions, is his spiritual autobiography, but it

In Memory of My Friend, Bob Stouffer

An example of a life well-lived.

The Life-Changing Hope of Jesus

My Salvation Story I’m one of those people who doesn’t have a super “exciting” salvation story. I grew up in a Christian home, and I don’t remember a time when I didn’t know who Jesus was. My first memory of wanting Jesus in my life was

Before, During, and After the Life-Changing Grace of God in My Life

📖"You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." — I Corinthians 6:11 Before Before Jesus, I was poor in spirit. I had nothing inside myself to help myself, and no one else