The night that Jesus was born was dark. Injustice and oppression was still great, but the newborn King’s triumph was already secured. In a season of not-yet, his victory was now. So how can we learn to live in victory during our "not-yet" seasons of life?

Few of us like being talked  at ; we prefer conversations where we’re active participants. But how often do we talk at God, saying our piece, stringing words together out of mindless habit and never pausing to listen?

Prayer and brokenness have been entangled ever since Adam and Eve first sinned in the Garden of Eden. How can we learn to pray to God in the face of brokenness in the world and ourselves?

What does it look like to pray to God as his ambassador and to ask for something in Jesus' name? Explore what it looks like to engage in confident prayer and speak with God's authority!

When we treat prayer like a transaction — an exchange of our pious words for God's services — we can become convinced that God doesn't hear us or care about us. But what would it look like to treat our prayer lives as relational instead of transactional?

Choosing to engage with people or service opportunities isn't always easy. What does it look like to show up, even when we don't know what will happen?

People are made to worship, to be caught up and drawn in by something. What does it look like when we thirst after God and worship him?

Holiness can’t be attained by practice or force of will because it’s not about simply being good; it’s about being owned. Learn more about what it looks like to be owned by God and called to holiness.

An uncomfortable, fundamental reshaping of our hearts forces us to see beyond ourselves to the truth that life isn’t all about us. God calls his children out of the wild grasping and into the confidence of knowing we’re cradled securely in his arms.

The words and labels we internalize about us can carry incredible power, and they can often be hard to outrun. Two people in Scripture know this well: Simon Peter and Mary Magdalene.

Jesus loved two outcasts back from the margins into belonging, communicating an astonishing truth — he can do the same for you and me.

Relational storms, just like physical ones, can be incredibly painful and messy.  So how can we move into true community with others  when experiences with these storms has taught us that it might not be safe?

Being seen, acknowledged and known by Jesus gives us a steadiness that allows us to name, own and move beyond our brokenness rather than be defined and bound by it.

Award-winning singer and songwriter Ellie Holcomb has a beautiful life. That beauty comes not just from the sweet moments, but the difficult seasons too. Ellie talks about how every aspect of her life, including her songwriting, is rooted in the truth of Scripture.

“It’s so vital that people have the Word of God in their heart language so that they can not only read it but … be able to hear it in a way that brings context to right where they’re at.” Read about Christy Nockels' life as a worshiper, letting go of control and learning to be God's child.

God often do what we think he should. That's something Leslie Leyland Fields knows pretty well from personal experience. In her insightful interview, she talks about trusting and following a God who doesn't play by her rules.

When we take delight in the Lord, he becomes our heart’s desire — and he promises to give us himself! Learn more about how suffering can help us encounter the greatest blessing of all: God himself.

"In that place of real togetherness, where shared suffering blossomed into shared hope, I learned how to simply be with people who are hurting. I learned to sit wordlessly, like Job’s friends did at first, and welcome tears — theirs and mine." Explore how we can learn to sit with others in their grief and pain too.

We often experience confusion in painful or difficult times, along with a longing for solid ground beneath our feet. Explore how God has given us promises in his Word for seasons of brokenness.

Lessons in Scripture aren’t just theoretical for Rebekah Lyons; they are meant to be lived out. In our interview, Rebekah talks about her unexpected seasons of life, the power of God’s Word and surrendering to joy.

It’s easier to praise God when life is going the way we think it should. However, when the script we think we’ve written changes without our permission, suddenly we can feel left in the dark. How do we praise God in the dark, empty places?

In spite of obstacles, Marianna Slocum and Florence Gerdel decided to serve the Lord overseas. They couldn’t imagine how God would use them among the Tzeltal people.

Meet Rajiya and learn how Scripture-based trauma healing groups are helping to bring hope to women in her country.

As human beings, we often have a narrow lens of understanding. We can often find ourselves to be near-sighted — we have no true concept of the big picture, like God does. But God is limitless in his understanding, and he is the God of...

Meet Maritza, Claudia and Selmira. They’re part of the Napo Quechua translation project in Peru, and are about to take several boat rides through the Amazon River system — the only way to reach the Napo Quechua villages.