The Righteous Is Taken Away

The Righteous Is Taken Away

It’s hard to dull the pain of losing someone we love. We know the verses. We know the promises. We know God’s incredible, wonderful, beautiful plan. But we still hurt. No matter what we can look forward to in the next life, we’re still stuck here,...
It’s Time to Fight

It’s Time to Fight

It was one of the last sentences Jesus spoke to His disciples before His crucifixion. A warning—and a promise: “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the...
We Don’t Sign Off Anymore

We Don’t Sign Off Anymore

The Internet is everywhere. There was a time, not too long ago, when that wasn’t the case. “Going online” used to mean double-clicking the little AOL icon on your desktop and listening to what sounded like the complete Looney Toons anthology being...
How to Grow Old Poorly

How to Grow Old Poorly

The problem with getting older is that it happens when you’re not looking. There was a time in my life when no sane human being would have classified me as “old.” Now I seem to have reached a point in life where most sane human beings wouldn’t...
The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The people were terrified—and for that matter, so was their king. They found themselves at the brink of war with an enemy whose army was “as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude.” The threat was enough to send grown men scampering to hide...