Mature Living

After  Hello How to Start a Gospel Conversation by BOB HOSTETLER MY FRIEND JIM has always amazed me. I’ve watched and listened as he meets someone and within a few moments is discussing spiritual things and leading that person closer to God — often even ushering that person into God’s kingdom. Jim definitely has the […]

Are You Known for Joy? Laughter is an outburst of the goodness of God. by PHIL CALLAWAY HAVE YOU EVER COMPLAINED? At break­fast, I said to my wife, “This butter is too hard. Look what it did to my bread.” She laughed. “Life is tough,” she said. So I complained about that. Here are other […]

Navigating Grief After the Death of a Spouse by DONNA MCKINNEY WHEN MY HUSBAND DIED in 2015, as the early days of churning emotions settled into new routines and patterns, I realized my life as I knew it had fundamentally changed. How to move forward in this new life filled my thoughts. Wondering if my […]

WHEN GOD SPEAKS The Bible will change your life. by JOHN KOESSLER I BECAME A FOLLOWER of Jesus Christ in 1972, a year before I started college. I was working the midnight shift at a fast-food restaurant, flipping burgers. After the bar rush at 2 a.m., I would go into the back room and read […]

Scared to Get Close to God Look past your fears into the face of your loving Father. by SCARLET HILTIBIDAL I USED TO FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE around “missions” people. You know who I’m talking about. The people who move to third-world countries on purpose or who run mission teams at church or people who try […]

When You Don’t Know What to Say How can you minister to parents and grandparents of children in same-sex relationships? by DANIEL HEDGEPETH MY WIFE AND I WERE so glad to see our old friends from seminary. We had great respect for this pastor and his wife. They had faithfully served two congregations more than […]