Faith & Culture

When God's Plan Is UnclearWhat in the world is God doing? It's easy to wonder this. We are living in an unfolding story, and it's hard to hold on when difficult circumstances linger, or your deepest...

A newly repackaged and updated 40th anniversary edition of the timeless guide that has helped numerous seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of...

There has always been a special weight to ministry. As pastors come to lead their churches, they recognize very quickly the task they have been called to comes with very special expectations. And...

Imagine if, at the end of the year, despite your busy schedules and all the demands on your time and attention, you and your spouse were more in sync, more connected, and more in love than ever...

Finding God’s Grace After Abortion And Trauma At the age of thirteen, Serena Dyksen was raped, pregnant, and taken to an abortion clinic. Abortion was supposed to be the answer after Serena’s trauma,...

America has passed a tipping point. A majority of Americans now say that truth is up to the individual and that ultimate truth cannot be known. Learning to "speak our own truths" was supposed to lead...

Where Do You Turn When Motherhood Isn’t What You Expected?  Each mother’s story is unique. While motherhood brings joy and love, it can also bring pain and heartache. It’s often different than...

What does the Bible say about women? Hagar was cast out, Leah overlooked, Elizabeth shamed for her infertility. Others lived with disease, danger, disaster, loss, or lament. What do we learn from...

Discover God in the details of your home and garden.Join Sandra Byrd on a 90-day journey as she draws inspiration from do-it-yourself projects, gardening, home decor, and more, and then pairs each...

“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” —Oswald Chambers Are you looking for more than a surface-level relationship with God? Do you...

We live in an upside-down culture. We wink at our vices as coping strategies while restricting our virtues to our online personas, where they won't interfere with our real lives. And we wonder why we...

“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.”—Revelation 1:3 (ESV) From bestselling author...

Every pastor knows what it's like to be criticized. But how does he respond? And how does he offer constructive criticism of his own?With wisdom, charity, and a wealth of personal illustrations, Joel...

Practical and biblical guidance to help enthusiastic Christians serve Jesus in a sustainable way.Lots of people who are involved in Christian ministry (whether paid or unpaid) find themselves having...