Have you ever considered advice to be a dangerous gift? Tolkien thought so. We should always be careful to never give unguarded advice.

Is the gospel simply the doorway to Christianity? Or the whole of it? We need to make the gospel the binding of our lives.

Can I trust my favourite Bible teacher? Perhaps a friend of yours has questioned your favourite Bible teacher. How do you move forward? With three simple steps.

We often feel like needing rest is shameful and even ungodly. But what if this need for rest is a good part of God's creation?

Forgiveness gave me back the friends I lost, but not just after we said the words, "I forgive you." Forgiveness is a journey, not just a destination.

When prayers go unanswered, we tend to believe God is no longer for us. But what if we're missing all the prayers we never even prayed for?

A look at how fiction can reveal realities in our own hearts through the novel The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.

My husband reached over and held my hand. “We can go home. It’s up to you.” My heart raced in my chest as I looked up at the people pooling in through the open glass doors of our church. In that moment, my theology warred against my angst: My love for the local church versus my social anxiety.

Giving space for our children's imagination requires our patience. Here's how God has helped me learn to slow down and give my little ones the space to imagine—and how that's helped my own imagination in the process.

Have you gotten off track with your Bible study habits? When my twins were born, my habits were quickly uprooted. But when my life quieted down again, here's how I rebuilt my quiet time routine and got back into God's Word.

Book review of Tim Challies book Seasons of Sorrow.

Getting seasick is truly a miserable experience. How can Christians avoid “spiritual seasickness”—being thrown about by every wind of doctrine?

Though writing in itself is often a solitary work, it shouldn’t be done in isolation. As writers, we need a team of people to sharpen, encourage, carry, and guide us. I don’t mean a hired team to run your social media accounts, manage your website, or reply to comments. I mean friends and mentors, supporters, and loving editors. We need these kinds of people in our corner to keep us accountable, lift up our gaze, and grow us in our craft. 

Should you use a commentary when studying the Bible? Isn't that cheating? Here's why I use a Bible commentary (plus some recommendations!).

Do you fear that perhaps you aren't boyfriend material—and that perhaps you need to change? May I suggest that you do, but not in the way you expect.

When all the trials of motherhood assail us, we can trust that through it all, Christ will hold us fast. Here's my story of trusting Christ to hold me fast through postpartum depression and anxiety.

Once you know the whole story, you'll look at Leviticus differently. And you'll be looking at your story, too.

A book review of The Arrow and the Crown by Emma C. Fox, and reflecting on the battle between love and fear.

A book review of Operation Lionhearted by Maribeth Barber—a sci-fi book about memories, courage, and friendship.

Was I willing to open my hands on a few secondary doctrines so that Christ could fill them with blessings? I didn’t have much of a choice.