There is a tension that many people feel when they think about God and judgment. On one side, there are those who prefer to keep God neatly tucked into the category of love and grace, dismissing the O...  Read More

Have you ever been promised something and wondered when it was finally going to happen? Maybe your family planned a vacation months away, or your parents promised something special after you finished ...  Read More

We often want to know how God is going to work everything out. Abram felt the same way. God had promised him a family, but years had passed and he still had no son. From Abram’s point of view, the pro...  Read More

Imagine your family is going on a trip, but your parents will not tell you exactly where you are going. You pack your bag, get in the car, and start driving. You may wonder, “Where are we going? How l...  Read More

There is a moment in the 2002 film John Q that captures something deeply human. Denise Archibald, watching her son Michael die of a diseased heart, turns to her husband and says with desperate urgency...  Read More

Abraham obeyed God even though he did not know exactly where God was leading him. Hebrews says that “by faith” he went. He left behind what was familiar because he trusted the God who had made the pro...  Read More

There is something remarkable about a wedding. Guests gather, music plays, and tears are shed — all to celebrate something that has not yet happened. The vows exchanged at an altar are not a report of...  Read More

There is a phrase that has worked its way into the cultural vocabulary of sports fans, business leaders, and motivational speakers alike: "Trust the process." The idea is simple enough. Commit to a pl...  Read More

Imagine your family was given a giant box of LEGO bricks and one challenge: build the greatest city in the world. What would you add? Huge skyscrapers? Roller coasters? Robot helpers? Maybe every hous...  Read More

The people at Babel wanted to build something great and make a name for themselves. Their problem was not that they were creative or skilled. Their problem was pride. They wanted security, glory, and ...  Read More

In 1858, when President James Buchanan and Queen Victoria exchanged the first official transatlantic telegram, a Georgia newspaper declared with breathless optimism: "The East and the West are one. An...  Read More

Have you ever made a huge mess and wished you could erase everything and start over? Maybe you were drawing a picture, building with LEGO, or playing a video game when everything went wrong. Sometimes...  Read More