Jodie felt like walking out of the church building and never going back. Her life was pretty tough, and she expected church to be a place of refuge, not a battleground. When she got through the door, though, there wasn’t much peace. First, someone tried to pressure her into signing up for a new meeting, […]

It’s Bible study night and you’ve been looking forward to meeting with women from your church to study the Bible together all week. But tonight, something shatters this peaceful evening of fellowship.  As you discuss your answers to a challenging application question, one of the women sighs and says that raising little children is a […]

[Editor’s Note: Don’t miss our Reformation Day Flash Sale! Find our Grounded in the Gospel Workbook, Well-Watered Kids Grounded in the Gospel Workbook, and Five Solas Bag for 20% off now through Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 pm ET!]   On this day more than five hundred years ago, Martin Luther nailed a document to the church […]

My children squealed in delight on our family’s first afternoon in our upgraded, fenced-in backyard. My husband spent weeks sweating in the overgrown landscape. He dug up rocky soil, carried pallets of sod, and repaired broken fence boards to create a fun, safe play area. Previously, anytime my young children wanted to play outside, I […]

Recently, my friend Dee called me. Several years had passed since I saw her last. Hearing her voice after so long filled me with delight as it reminded me of my previous local church. On the outside, we couldn’t be more different than one another—her life was completely opposite from mine. She’s an older white […]