Deconstruction is a scary term for some believers. I think it’s because they equate it with deconversion. According to Barna research,1 though, roughly one-third of practicing Christians relate to the idea of deconstructing their faith. That means, roughly a third of faithful, church-going Christians have, to some degree, realized some...

The morning air is cool, still heavy with the hush of dawn. The desert stretches in every direction, dry and rugged, its dormant sands waiting for the heat of the day to rise. Inside the tent, the silence is different — thicker, heavier. You take a breath. The lamb shifts...

My husband’s face turned gray. “He’s not gonna make it!” he groaned next to me. As the characters pushed the show’s season finale to its closing scenes, Kamron nearly jumped up from his seat. It was one of those complicated and mysterious shows that, at the same time, felt important,...

“Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haram. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep” (Genesis 28:10-11). Here’s to those who have reached a...

Pain brings life into focus, and no pain sharpens it like relational pain. In other words, breakups are the worst. However, they often come with a blessing. I recently met a girl named Lani in our ARISE Finland class who has experienced this phenomenon—and who owes her testimony, in part,...

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” (2 Corinthians 4:7). Homemade ravioli. Sunday sauce. Stuffed artichokes. These dishes and more composed the many spreads of one of my favorite and most vivid childhood memories: Sunday...

Victor walked the dirt roads of his village, carrying more than just an invitation. With each home he visited and every warm "Musana mwane" he offered, he prayed that God would open hearts to the truth and that people would be inspired to attend the week of prayer he was...

A couple years ago, I was standing in a long line to get into a Christmas concert in Nashville, Tennessee, when something crazy happened: I was invited to have lunch the next day with some of the artists performing that night. You’ve probably never heard of them, but to me,...

The inception of the holiday season here in the U.S. is signaled not by the first snap of autumn chill or falling leaves but by the decor section of your nearest big box store. Summer’s grip has barely loosened before the ubiquitous marketing machinery sets into motion advertisements, jingles, scents,...

Mirriam is a young woman in Zambia whose life has been transformed in a significant way because of the support of people like you. Her story is amazing. She tried everything she could think of—clinic visits, hospital appointments, and even local witch doctors. But nothing worked Mirriam had been suffering...

Sometimes we’re tempted to think that miracles don’t happen today, but I have to tell you about a modern miracle. A little girl named Mulonda was plagued by forces of evil, but she has been set free—in no small part due to the compassionate giving of people like you. Here’s...

“Does God really burn people forever if they don’t get baptized?!” Jeremy’s teenage daughter Darby asked as she walked into the room. She showed him the TikTok video she’d stumbled upon. The conversation set off a series of events that led Jeremy and his family, who’d left the church years...