Injustice fills today’s headlines. Christians are hunted and killed in Somalia. Men are auctioned off as slaves in Libya. Imperfect babies are murdered in Iceland. Gang violence claims the lives of young men in America. Daughters are discarded in India for not being sons. Orphans are transported across borders and forced into prostitution in Nepal. […]

In the late 80s/early 90s, many families spent Friday nights gathered around their televisions watching the TGIF lineup on ABC. Full House was one of the most beloved family sitcoms. John Stamos played the loveable, Uncle Jesse, who is best remembered by his catchphrase, “Have mercy!” While Uncle Jesse’s weekly need for mercy amused us, our need […]

Believers have the privilege of knowing God in many different ways. He’s our refuge, companion, helper, rescuer, and provider, just to name a few. We might experience him more as our comforter during seasons of suffering. In seasons of growing, we may know him more as our teacher. While I enjoy getting to know him […]

March Madness is upon us. My husband spends hours teaching our boys the art of bracketology. My boys’ work ethic displayed through perfecting their brackets is inspiring. Why can’t they apply this passion to their geometry homework? As a mother of four sons, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that any plans I had to […]

There’s a beast within me. It’s hungry, demanding, and jealous. The beast desires applause. It seeks glory, acclaim. The beast is me. THE BEAST WITHIN I want everyone to know how hard I work to organize service projects. I want people to look at my children and think about what a great mother I am. […]

Recently, the Winter Olympics united millions of people around the world. For seventeen days, we watched elite athletes compete for gold medals. Perhaps your family, like mine, spent hours curled up together on the sofa cheering on your favorite competitors. When it comes to the Olympics, most of us are spectators. Unfortunately, many of us […]

Our God is the “Father to the fatherless” (Ps. 68:5; 146:9,) and God’s people are called to love the vulnerable (Is. 1:17, James 1:27). Few, however, make the connection between church planting and mercy ministry, or in this case, church planting and orphan prevention. We live in a world full of orphans. War, poverty, disease, and family deterioration […]

Esther was a woman who used her voice to speak up for people suffering injustice. Her husband, the king, allowed his second in command to issue an order in his name “to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day . . . and to plunder […]

I memorized a prayer I’m afraid to speak aloud. It calls for mutiny against myself. It goes like this: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10). Paul David Tripp writes, “‘Your kingdom come’ is a dangerous prayer, for it means the death of your sovereignty.” Not being […]

This mandate in Scripture has shaped my passion for seeking justice in our broken world. The clarity of these words leaves us with no doubt as to how God wants us to spend our time on earth. Act justly; love mercy; walk humbly with your God. I’ve always focused my primary attention on the acting […]