1+ week, 2+ day ago  (350+ words) God's pursuit of the resistant through community and hospitality in the church "Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (469+ words) God's vision for a Middle Eastern city brings living water for thirsty souls "For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (280+ words) A call to step beyond our comfort zones. While there, Jesus didn't just pass through on the interstate. He got off at the exit and talked to the locals. And His first contact wasn't just any local'it was a Samaritan…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (407+ words) Catching the vision for God's work across 95 years to pursue the least-reached For a moment, imagine the least-reached areas of the world'the ones marked by a lack of gospel movement, where nothing is happening, no one cares, there is no…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (939+ words) Two brothers transformed by Christ and obedient to where He calls. Healing a Broken Man As adults, Savy, Kong, and their other friend, Sen, lived with their families as squatters in a village called Tuol Krous. These were evil men'criminals,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (215+ words) A poem for Easter Sunday Top to bottom, heaven to earth, God to us. Seams splitting apartas the power of sin shatters. Our Creator on a cross on a hill'cutting open the curtain, crossing the divide. Fear and fabric frayas…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (231+ words) A devotional for Good Friday In celebrating Easter, it is easy to overlook the significance of Good Friday. We sing "Here in the death of Christ I live," as we stand in our Sunday best'yet in our daily lives we…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (280+ words) A reflection for Maundy Thursday On the night before Jesus" death, He has much on His mind. He thinks of betrayal, humility, hope, and love. He is preoccupied with all that is to come, and with all that He still…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (234+ words) A poem for Palm Sunday An identification of sorts, a name written in skin. Vast lines cascade every which way'no two the same, they say, though from a distance, difference disappears. A r'sum' written in skin: calluses, bruises, the quiet…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1100+ words) Creation care as an act of faithful obedience My grandmother, who we called "Meemaw," was always planting trees. She not only thought they were beautiful, but that they were also an investment for the future. Meemaw appreciated the earth very…...