Who are you trusting in for your sanctification—your growth in holiness? As believers, we can fall into the trap of trusting in tools to make us holy, rather than God.

Living in a small community, it can be hard to find a church that matches our theological preferences. How do we learn to be content with the church God has given us when we feel like a theological nomad?

Is anger ever righteous, or can only Jesus have godly anger? Is all our anger only sinful? I learned that my ability to stuff my emotions has been more of a liability than an asset, and that stuffed anger isn’t any better than vented anger when it comes to holiness.

Should we disregard an entire denomination or stream of theology because abusive, unkind, or angry people are within it?

When sin runs deep, we can be tempted to be passive aggressive, make scathing comments, and become impatient and frustrated with those who are slow to change. Yet what if where sin runs deep, our patience should run even deeper?

What if nature offers more than just resources and fresh air—what if it offers something for our mental and spiritual lives? In this essay, I’m writing on The Secret Garden and how important nature is for the formation of every person while drawing on my own personal story and the writings of Charlotte Mason and George MacDonald.

Do you or your children struggle with nightmares? We do in this household, and here’s how we’ve learned to re-tell them in light of redemption (with a bit of silliness too).

How do we grow to become writers who both write the truth and write it beautifully? Some of the steps are quite simple to implement, but they also come with aged wisdom and years of practice.

Is your mental illness a sin, demonic oppression, or simply a physical illness? In this article, I dive into a theology of the brokenness of this world, mental illness, and the demonic world.

What if good theology and beautifully true fiction could both work together to carry us through our suffering?

Where does courage come from? Courage isn’t the absence of fear, but moving forward despite the fear. How do we do that? By grounding ourselves in the love of Christ and our love for another.

Does your work as a stay-at-home-mom ever feel embarrassing and shameful? Do you feel less-than because of your “so-called job”? Here’s your encouragement, mom: Your work is worthy. Here’s how we can hold our heads high as we tell people we are stay-at-home-moms.

Is our suffering essentially good? Are there truly any gifts in the midst of our suffering? Here’s what God’s greatest gift is to the suffering saint.

Many Christians struggle with how to give a sound definition of the Trinity. Why does the doctrine of the Trinity matter for every believer?

Maybe writers serve an audience best when we don’t think about that audience as much as people say we should. What if the purpose of our writing was simply to store information away in our hearts?

Maybe writers serve an audience best when we don’t think about that audience as much as people say we should.

Church isn’t merely one of the steps towards maturity as a Christian—it’s foundation and the scaffolding every believer needs for the rest of their lives.

Do you ever feel that you aren’t doing enough for God? That you’re too ordinary or not radical enough? Here’s my encouragement for you: Your quiet, ordinary life glorifies God.

Have you ever felt like motherhood completely swallowed you whole? Like your identity, life, and passions all evaporated? I did, and as I neglected myself, I slowly fell apart. Yet God led me to stories, and used them to piece my heart back together.

What do we do when everything seems to be working against us being creative and making the art we love? We create anyway.