Articles

Ordinary and Extraordinary

Margaret Manning Shull,

For those who are well-familiar with the Christmas narrative from the Gospel of Luke, the inherent strangeness to the story may be missed. When read without either an...

Seize the Day, Part 1

Os Guinness,

The entire craze for purpose today raises important questions: What does it say of how we see the meaning of life, and how are we to make the most of it? Os Guinness addresses these questions in his new book, Carpe Diem Redeemed. Read part 1 of 3 below.

Will We Believe?

Lara Buchanan,

Churches around the world light an Advent candle illuminating a particular theme during the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. This week’s theme is faith.

New Advent Series with Amy Orr-Ewing

"Love Came Down" is our brand new series for the season of Advent, brought to you by Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing. Videos post daily through the month of December.

God Among Us

Tanya Walker,

The season of Advent celebrates the coming of Christ. Churches around the world light an Advent candle illuminating a particular theme during the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. This week’s theme is hope.

Winter's Hope

Margaret Manning Shull,

Those of us who make our home in the Northern Hemisphere must welcome the encroaching darkness of the winter months. At the height of winter in Kotzebue, Alaska, for example,...

A Clarion Call

John M. Njoroge,

The light of the gospel shines an eternal perspective upon our service unto God and humanity, says John Njoroge, fusing all of our activities with significance.

A Mysterious Safety

Jill Carattini,

Someone told me recently that he wondered if humans only truly ever pray when we are in the midst of despair. Despite creed or confession, is it only when we have no other excuses...

'Tis the Season of Enough

Jill Carattini,

Black Friday is the name Americans have given the day after Thanksgiving, though the concept has caught on in Canada and Europe. It is called “black” because store-keepers know...

A Different Choice

Margaret Manning Shull,

On a recent visit to my local grocery superstore it hit me. I was standing in an aisle with over thirty types of orange juice and I couldn’t make up my mind about which kind I...