In my work I often see the obstacles that stand in the way of young people growing in their faith.

As I write this article, I’m wearing the handmade friendship bracelet Maddi gave me. She made it herself. She even tied it on my wrist for me. It’s been with me ever since.

One of my goals in teaching African church history is to dispel the myth all too present in Africa that Christianity is a white person’s religion.

Because God’s desire is to partner with humanity, our small contribution matters.

One of those things we’ve started to worship is politics.

In Advent we long for the light, at Christmas we revel in it, and throughout Epiphany we see by it.

It’s the distance between orthodoxy and orthopraxy that currently concerns me most in our denomination.

It is no surprise that the Bible describes our Creator God as an artist and craftsman

It’s easy to conclude that the person in disagreement with me has stopped treating the Bible as authoritative.

I arrived at my Life Group early and had a few minutes to continue pondering what made small groups so important, and I soon began to realize something.

Two thousand years ago, on the island of Patmos, the apostle John had a vision of the greatest comeback of all time.

When we make our prayers weapons—not against the enemy, but against one another—we have stepped outside of what Jesus calls us to in prayer.

At the beginning of the semester, we were all hesitant to speak up, but by the end of the semester everyone was chiming in about what they did or didn’t like.

The Apostles’ Creed says Jesus “descended to hell.”

It’s calming to know that Psalm 91 promises to give us what we so desperately need. … However, there is a major problem with Psalm 91.

Our telescopes create more questions than answers. But they certainly elicit a response.

When my mentor suggested we study the book of Deuteronomy, I thought, “Really? Deuteronomy? Isn’t that one of the books that makes people quit their Bible-in-a-year reading plans?”

There are two ways we can read the Bible: as if it’s a mirror or as if it’s a pair of binoculars.

God himself is beauty, and God creates beautiful things.

Being welcoming means regularly asking the question: If I’m speaking to someone who has never read the Bible or been to church, would they understand what I’m saying?

At the start of Ordinary Time, the church is encouraged to embrace a spirit of patient curiosity as it participates in the mysterious life of the Trinity.

We are often inclined to judge others about how they deal with their “makeup” simply because they are not made up the way we are.

 In order to find the light, we must be willing to enter the darkness.