“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing…” -Hebrews 10:25
On a beautiful autumn day in 2009, my husband and I pledged our commitment to each other in a small country church packed with people. I wore my grandmother’s 1940s wedding dress and walked down the aisle on my father’s arm to while friends performed original music composed by yours… Read More »The Lost Art of Commitment: Be Different, Follow Through!
Do you know how to love God? How many people never, ever ponder that question? Some assume believing in Jesus is enough. Combine that with a prayer of thanks every now and then, and you’re good to go, right? Bonus points for going to church on Christmas and Easter or… Read More »How to Love God: What is God’s Love Language?
It’s a powerful promise wrapped inside a vivid picture: “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” To “flee” something is not to back away cautiously or make a casual retreat. Fleeing implies an act of desperation—a high-tailed, heart-pounding race from danger. If you resist the devil, he will… Read More »Why Christian Teens Must Always, Always Be on Guard
Not all roads lead to New York. If you are taking a road trip to a place you haven’t been (for me, that would be New York), you’re going to need a map. But if you don’t know how to read the map, you could end up in Canada or… Read More »Wrong Ways To Read The Bible (That You Might Be Doing!)
The statistics are eye-opening. With each new generation, fewer and fewer people are attending church. A USA Today article from 2019 cited the following as the top four reasons as to why young adults stopped attending church: Are you someone who’s thinking about calling it quits on your current church… Read More »When Church Doesn’t Feel Exciting
True or False: I don’t need to go to church to be a Christian. This topic used to make me cringe—like, really cringe—because, deep down, I know church attendance is an essential part of the Christian life. But why? What’s the real reason Christians need to go to church? There’s… Read More »Why Young Christians Absolutely Need to Go to Church