“The Son of God suffered unto the death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like His.” —George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons, First Series

Are personality tests a God-honoring way to learn more about ourselves or do their faults mean that we should refrain from using them?

The Enneagram seems to be the current personality test rage. I had a few people ask me what my “type and wing” were, to which I could only blink like an owl abruptly yanked into the daylight.

A wing? I am of the homo sapien persuasion; we don’t have wings.

Become the kind of person who has great relationships isn’t an easy path, but we’ve been called to do it by our Lord and Savior.

Near the end of Frodo’s journey with the ring, he and Sam stop on a mountainside. Both are already exhausted from their trek into Mordor, and yet so much of the road is still before them.

Everyone knows, or has known, a poisonous person who threw a monkey-wrench into their whole life, so how do we deal with these people when they run into us?

In the third Harry Potter book, the titular character is on a train with his two friends, headed to their school. They notice frost beginning to accumulate on the windows in their car, and the lights go out.

We may hear God’s promises and feel as if we have a direction from him, and yet we can’t seem to make headway in our pursuit and are left wondering why.

Legos are the best childhood toys on planet earth, bar none.

When confronted by the terrible impact of poverty on people around us, how should we respond and what is the best way to help them?

Most of the clocks in Jadareous Davis’s high school don’t tell the time anymore. Nearly everyone qualifies for government-provided lunches; whether the food is any good is another matter.

Getting married is what many people dream of, but how do we know if the reason why we’re walking into marriage is the right one?

One of my coworkers and friends once said, “Nothing can fully prepare you for marriage.”

Many of us wrestle with doubt or uncertainty in our walk with God, but is that so unusual and what should we do about it? 

Marty Sampson, former Hillsong worship leader and songwriter, posted on his Instagram, "I am genuinely losing my faith, and it doesn't bother me."

Defining what is service to God can be difficult, especially when we’re not in a quintessential Christian position or relatively unknown, so what counts in God’s eyes?

The deacon Philip was what we might consider a very, very “good” Christian. He preached in Samaria, exorcised evil spirits, then evangelized to the Ethiopian eunuch and was teleported off by the Holy Spirit.

Despite being one of the smallest answers or action we can give others, agreeing to engage with people is often costly, so how many of us say, “Yes”?

In Foshan, China, two-year-old Wang Yue wandered into an alley-market behind her family’s house while her parents were working. She toddled forward, looking around curiously.