Upside-Down Living

Raising kids is hard enough. But raising kids to heed Jesus’ upside-down call away from status and power and toward service and sharing? It can seem almost impossible. So how can parents model...

Prayer can easily become an afterthought, a hasty sentence, a laundry list of all the things we want. But what if prayer is a time to find out what God wants for us—and for our world? What does it...

Every person of faith has a story. At times our lives are interesting and compelling, mundane and routine. Yet taken together these individual moments create a mosaic that can be shared with...

We see it on the news every day. We see it in our neighborhoods. Violence is almost a fact of life, impacting the world, our communities, our friends, our families. How do people of faith respond?...

We get older every day, and as we age our lives change. In moving from youth to young adulthood, from middle-aged to retiree, we discover that life marches on even as our situations and identities...

Every day we face decisions that impact our wallets—and these decisions say a lot about our priorities. The way we use money can communicate power and strength, charity and selflessness. How...

People are busy. Between work, family, church, and other obligations, it’s difficult to slow down and take a break. Yet taking time to pause for a Sabbath rest is what can refresh our souls...

Technology keeps us connected around the clock. But what happens when the technology tools created to help us control us instead? How do we determine our technology needs against our wants?...