DEVOTIONAL: Look up, child.

Look up, child. This may sound silly, but a lot of time when I am praying alone, I tend to look upwards. I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one that does it. But it doesn’t matter if I’m indoors or outside, I find myself tilting my head back and looking heavenward as I …

Balancing Truth and Beauty in Our Writing

A Literary Dilemma Christian authors and readers are often faced with a dilemma. We’re encouraged to think about those things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy (Phil. 4:8), so surely those things should apply to what we read and write. There is certainly a lot of beauty in our world, …

DEVOTIONS: There is hope in the hurting

There are a lot of hurting people around. The last few weeks, as I’ve looked around, I have seen so much hurt and pain. I see my own hurt and pain. I see the pain of those around me. I see the pain of those that I don’t even know personally. If we’re honest, we …