Stories

In a world shaped by wars for independence and caution about the myriad of dependencies and co-dependencies to be avoided, it’s no wonder that “dependence” isn’t often touted as a...

At a staff retreat a couple of years ago, I shared a quote from Richard Gaffin, a reformed scholar, that so startled my wife, Jill, that she nearly jumped out...

Paul Miller speaks to The Gospel Coalition 2023 about how "The Church Runs on Prayer."

With the contemporary church so relatively prayerless, it can be hard to imagine what it looks like to be a praying community. You can get a glimpse of it in...

Four years ago, I was hard pressed on every side, perplexed, persecuted, struck down. And I did feel crushed, in despair, abandoned, destroyed! But Jesus led me to the J-Curve...

When you think of Las Vegas, you may think of the famous motto, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” But Summit Ridge Church in Las Vegas, Nevada is hoping...

After three years of doing the Lord’s work in the power of the flesh rather than of the Spirit, Kieran Carr had a major health collapse. He told his boss,...

A high school sophomore who lives in Arizona, Caroline, meets weekly with a group of students and a mentor to work through lessons in the "Person of Jesus—Student Edition" study...

Jesus spends the last six months of his life going lower, down to Jerusalem and to his death on the cross. At same time, we begin to see the disciples...

It’s been a hard few years for the church. There’s a sense in which the pandemic sped up a transition we were already in. It took out old solutions that...

When the pandemic began, the Miller's kitchen renovation went on indefinite pause. They were living in the basement, and their well-ordered lives, like their well-ordered kitchen, were now in complete...

The most easily missed person in the Christmas story is the last one mentioned. Where did the gift of Jesus, which led to the destruction of all evil and to...