Church Life

We are known and seen by the God who knows our deepest need.

Creation brings forth light in which darkness will not have the final word.

The hope of my adopted son’s birth began long before last August.

Joni Eareckson Tada’s Advent reflection on this dark-become-light season.

Lebanon’s civil war is a taboo subject. A group of Christians and Muslims is broaching it.

God used a national tragedy to wake me from personal darkness.

A prayer, a prophet, and a poem for those in the dark.

A word of comfort for weary saints.

Hatred around the world rises again.

Advent reminds us that light is never overcome by darkness.

I was a memory-verse A-lister, Bible trivia ace pastor’s kid. A crisis of faith brought me to read Scripture anew.

Without acknowledging our grief, we won’t experience the deep comfort of releasing our sorrows to the suffering Savior

Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches.

A lesson from plants on our need to bend toward the light.

Our waiting is never in vain.

Left to our own ruminations, it is hard to see Jesus’ light.

The validity of Christianity is not based on our experiences; it’s based on him and his Word.

A story of cancer, calves, Christmas, and the coming of Christ.

We can’t always see the light when we are in the dark. But the light can always see us.

As layoffs mount amid economic uncertainty, lots of us are looking for work. Here’s how to approach the process.