Why Are People So Different?
Why do we have so many languages, cultural differences, and world religions? This wasn’t the way God intended humanity to live. From the start of earth, there was to be diversity in creation but uniformity in mission.
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What You Really Need This Christmas
The gift we need most this Christmas is not something that can be bought, wrapped, or put under a tree. More than any of the material things we may want, it is the gift of grace found in Christ that we all desperately need.
How Can We Find Joy When Life Seems Ordinary?
Contrary to what culture tells us, joy is not an emotion reserved for exciting days or momentous events. In a world that seems steeped in despair, choosing to rejoice is spiritual warfare that shapes our perspective and opens our eyes to the gifts we already have.
Joy That Can't Be Taken Away
As much as we'd wish otherwise, we can't avoid sorrow here on this earth. But for the Christian, real joy isn't tied to the absence of sorrow; it is found in the person and presence of Christ.
Joy is Not Just for the Strong
Being excluded and finding ourselves on the outside can leave us feeling uncomfortable at best, and deeply wounded or broken at worst. What a relief to discover that Jesus came for the ordinary, weak, and tired, bringing joy to every one of us.