I’ll be honest with you: I am not naturally a morning person. I’ve had mornings where the snooze button has gotten more prayer than God did. I’ve had days where I started with coffee, Instagram, and emails… only to find myself stressed before my feet even touched the floor. But the truth is this: the...
When most of us think about the Psalms, we picture a collection of 150 songs and prayers—beautiful, moving, and often deeply personal. We turn to Psalm 23 for comfort, Psalm 51 for confession, or Psalm 150 for a call to worship. But if you’ve ever wondered whether these songs are just randomly collected, the answer...
In When People Are Big and God Is Small, Ed Welch makes a statement that slices through much of today’s pop-Christian messaging: “Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin.” It’s not that Jesus is indifferent to our...
