What Death Taught Me

This month marks the 9th anniversary of the death of a friend of mine. She was 24. Her family were missionaries to Mexico and Haiti; a beautiful picture of God’s love. They were hard at work when, one day in 2004, they received word that their daughter had cancer. Within a year she had gone home to be with the …

4 Steps Toward Starving Your Pride {Encouragement for Young Men}

 “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3   I have a question for you: Are you prideful? Not the kind of pride that expresses itself through yelling yourself hoarse during the basketball game, or the kind that makes you proud of your sibling after they’ve just accomplished something meaningful. Not …

All I’ve Ever Needed {Encouragement for Teen Girls}

The guitar felt good in her hands. Adrenaline washed over, pumping through her limbs as she stood on the stage.  She allowed her eyes a momentary scan of the crowd, a sea of faces, bathed in lowlight. Her heart thudded in her ears. Her left hand’s fingers found the strings, pressed them to the fretboard; her right hand ripped down …