Who’s More Real in Your Life This Christmas: Santa or Jesus?
I remember the thrill of looking out our living room window with my grandparents on Christmas Eve, trying to see Santa’s sleigh in the sky. Suddenly I would hear bumping …
Relationships
Is there a way to live a life of love just as Jesus did?
Want Better Relationships? Here’s the 2000-Year-Old Key
Perhaps the best counsel on how to have good and meaningful relationships comes from a letter written 1,967 years ago. It was written to the Roman church by the apostle …
What the Bible Says About Humility—And How It Affects Your Circle of Friendship
Some people are harder to love than others. Some people are harder to like than others. Some people are just so easy to dismiss from our lives. That’s true for …
God Created Us for Authentic Community
If you follow Jesus, you are never alone. Not only is Jesus always with you, but you are also a member of his forever family, also known as the body …
What Are the Qualities of a True Friend?
What Are the Qualities of a True Friend? My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Staucer, told our class that having friends was essential to having a good life. She also said it …
The Value of Friendship and the Dangers of Loneliness
My husband and I invited fourteen people to join a small group in our home. As all sixteen of us crowded together in the kitchen for a get-acquainted activity, I …
Are We Called to Be Keepers?
It wasn’t long after God’s where-are-you question to Adam and Eve that God asked a similar question of their first-born, Cain. This time God’s where-question followed the first murder, when …
Seven Words to Challenge How You Love
If you had to convince others that you are a follower of Jesus, which of the following would you do? If you selected “E. Show them love,” you know what …