It’s a strange thing to be told two months before your due date that you and your soon-to-be-born child would likely not survive if you go into labor. But for me, it’s the beginning of a story of God’s tenderness and power.

Reflecting on my past year as a reader (and the 51 books I enjoyed!)

Precious family memories can become an idol—or they can be the means by which we bear witness to God’s kingdom coming.

In the same way that he joined himself to our questions when he took on flesh, Jesus has joined us to his life by his own death and victorious rising.

Eventually, we grown-up sorts stop looking for wardrobes that lead to snowy pine forests. But there is still a door to another world.

We cannot have a “life we don’t have to heal from.” But we can know that healing is possible.

Why can’t I stop crying every time I listen to 90s CCM?

Eight years in this old house have brought many dreams fulfilled and new dreams shaped by the kingdom.

God invites us into his joy through the things he has made.

Our acts of love are held by God.

A story of an old country church and the faithfulness of God

A reflection on the gift of Tim Keller’s life, written on the day of his death

If the fasting of Lent is meant to prepare us for the celebration of Christ’s death and resurrection, then the feasting of Eastertide is meant to prepare us for life in the new creation where we will experience the fullness of the never-ending abundance and joy of God’s presence.

I’ve been anticipating this particular birthday since I was 6 years old. It’s not quite what 6-year-old me expected.

At its core, materialism is a soul-cry for belonging. It’s a symptom of a good, God-given desire of our hearts that hasn’t found its fulfillment in Jesus. Sin always seems to work this way. | Lent 2023

God’s power isn’t all seas parting in a matter of hours and death angels passing over in a night. Sometimes it’s forty years of daily manna in the desert. | Lent 2023

In Christ, we have a Companion who has plumbed the depths of disappointment, who can say to our raw hearts, “My child, I know.” | Lent 2023

Are we reaching for the peace of God or the God of Peace? | Lent 2023

A few books and practices that help me enter into this season of preparation with gentleness and an unhurried look at Jesus.

In God’s mercy, some things, even with their inherent imperfections and difficulties, really are as truly good as they seem, as wonderful as you hope they’ll be.