Do you have a favorite singer? Can you recognize their voice even if you’re not familiar with the song? I have a friend who is a photographer. I can spot her work right away on social media. Her photos have something about them that acts as a...
Do you praise God amid deep distress? When your circumstances don’t change, when the pain doesn’t let up, when you feel like you’re underwater and can’t catch your breath, can you muster a song of praise to God? Rend...
It may seem hopeless. Your life is shattered into a million pieces. You are broken and empty. God is calling you to Himself. He is the master artist who can take your broken pieces and assemble them like a stained glass masterpiece. Amanda Nolan...
As believers, our position in Christ and the family of God changes everything. We have been transformed; who we were before is not who we are now. But did you know what we will be is not who we are now? I was inspired by Ben Fuller’s song...
In his song “Good Lord,” David Leonard sings about looking back to see all that God has done, which provides the foundation for his declaration about the goodness of God. This is a celebrated practice throughout Scripture. This week we...
It’s a new year, and God longs for you to sit with Him in His Word. He wants to reveal Himself to you. He wants to unveil the mystery of His plan for His chosen people. God wants you to desire Him above all else. And He wants you to look like...
There is such a sense of expectancy in the Christmas season. We hope our gifts for others are “just right,” we hope everyone gets along at our various gatherings, we hope to make lasting and meaningful memories, and sometimes we hope for...
When Ben Fuller sings, “Making my Father proud looks a whole lot different now” in his new song “Proud,” he is ripping pages out of my story and laying them bare. I spent a lot of energy trying to please earthly men. What I...
When Brandon Heath sings of days getting dark and life getting hard in his song “See Me Through It,” I immediately thought of Habakkuk and the national crisis during his time. The darkness and injustice of his time can be seen in our...
Many of the details of Christmas get embellished, altered, or even left out of our traditional scenes, songs, and readings. Keith and Kristyn Getty, along with Ellie Holcomb, sing a song, “Elizabeth,” that inspired me to dive into the...
