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We prayed and prayed for his healing. He was young, healthy, married with children, and actively serving the Lord as a c...
When one of my friends died, his wife prayed for three days that God would raise him from the dead. She reasoned that Je...
At Thanksgiving, we gathered in the kitchen, joined hands, bowed our heads, and prayed. But I wondered, "What's the poin...
"This is the first time I've been able to sing a worship song since my pastor abused me." I didn't know what to say....
"You're lying. I don't trust you." My co-worker's accusation felt worse than getting punched in the face. I knew I wa...
My cross-country teammate leaned back in his chair and said, "I'll believe in God if he reveals himself to me." We we...
Who am I to question someone’s faith? It’s the kind of accusation that abusive leaders use to destabilize and control. E...
"For five months I've perceived you as being arrogant to me. So I've been praying for you every day and trying to start...
"How do you know my name?" my professor asked. As a young philosopher, I wanted an impressive answer. What is the eviden...
I went to the morning prayer meeting because I was running on empty. The grind of planning our annual summer conference...
When I visited Honduras in 2017, I had an M.Div. degree, years of ministry experience, and a position with a global nonp...
I showed up at the building to collect my items and say goodbye, but a security guard met me outside the front door with...
Before he said a word, his tousled hair and bemused smile identified him as a skeptical Harvard student. "So, what's thi...
I spent years arguing about whether God chose me or I chose God. Scholars on both sides warned me that the other positio...
A few years ago, I was questioning again whether I still believed in God. To give God a fair chance, I decided to study...
The hardest part of trusting God isn't the first step. It's the long walk after, before we know the outcome. For inst...
My friend looked me in the eye and asked, "So, do you think I'm going to hell?" My stomach tightened. I didn't want t...
We love John 3:16 because it feels safe. It's an inspirational thought printed on bumper stickers and In-N-Out cups. But...
I have the degrees listed on my LinkedIn profile—the M.Div., the D.Min. I've led ministries at Ivy League universities a...
"The bigger the issue, the smaller you write. Remember that. You don't write about the horrors of war. No. You write abo...
My Mom said the rocks would be amazing. I believed her, but sitting in the car for hours made me wish I was back home. S...
When I was in middle school, another student loved to torment me with cruel nicknames. The one that hurt the most? "Tubb...
When I arrived for a weekend retreat with thirty up-and-coming leaders, the jockeying for position started immediately....
"Why were your headquarters so nice?" asked my friend. I was puzzled. "What do you mean?" I thought to myself. "The mini...
I remember staring at my phone, willing myself to pick it up, but my arm felt like lead. I needed to raise support to ke...
When I was dating, I thought God would deliver for me the way he had for my friends. I just needed to pray, ask her out,...
I gave up sleeping and grabbed my iPhone. 2:47 a.m. The morning couldn't come soon enough, even if I was dreading going...
If any organization should have represented God well, it was Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. I worked there....
I spent the morning talking to a skeptic. A friend and I answered question after question and presented layer upon layer...
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