Many Christians aspire to be “like God” in certain respects—to be loving, just, merciful, wise—and indeed, this might even be…

I wonder if you’ve had the experience of pausing for a moment in your day and finding yourself suddenly overcome…

Imagine you’re teaching Sunday school for, let’s say, first grade. Accompanying the goldfish, juice pouches, and coloring sheets is a…

Paul aspires toward the same type of shame that Christ experienced on the cross. This shame is inextricably connected to humility.

Whenever a student comes into my office in tears, I know there’s a very good chance that the source of…

In the book of Luke, the first thing we learn about the Kingdom is that it is good news. The…

Humans engage their intellect and emotions simultaneously. How does that bear on our spiritual formation through the Psalms?

You have probably seen a version of this commercial. The first one I watched shows a man take a bite…

Lamentations is a gift to soothe our personal griefs and secure our membership in a cloud of suffering witnesses to the faithfulness of God.

We may take for granted that characters in the Book of Genesis, as in many stories, each manifest certain desires,…