5 Things to Quit to Discover God’s Future for You

Nobody wants to be a quitter. But Bob Goff, author of “Love Does,” says everyone should quit something every Thursday. He argues that quitting has taken on such a negative connotation in our culture that we’re terrified to let go of things even after...

Like King, Heroes are Ordinary Folks Who Rise Above

When David Bowie died last week, I turned to YouTube to listen to “Heroes.” The song, a story of star-crossed lovers, has come to be known for the inspiration in its steadily building crescendo and the repeated statement, “We can be heroes, just for...

A Christian Response to Yet Another Mass Shooting

We celebrated the “peace” Sunday of Advent last weekend. On Wednesday afternoon, I was working on my Sunday message as I heard the news about the murders in San Bernardino, California. I’d been thinking, praying and writing about peace. I’d...

Easing the Burden on Our Stressed-Out Families

We move incessantly, haphazardly and compulsively from one screen to another, one device to another, one platform to another, one distraction to another, just one more thing real quick. That’s the way we live our lives, as Glennon Doyle Melton, who blogs at...