Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Learning About Faith I’m three years old, sitting on the stairs at my aunt’s house during a family gathering. I’ve just said something funny, and my aunt takes out her camcorder to have me say it again. “Tell me what you said again, Kristen. Where...
Dream Again in Faith Even in Difficult Seasons

Dream Again in Faith Even in Difficult Seasons

No matter how bad things get, you’ve got to keep dreaming. There’s something powerful about writing goals down. It makes them feel permanent, which can be a little scary— but I think that’s the point. Writing it down means you have to hold yourself accountable to...
Easy Bible Study Method for Overwhelmed Believers

Easy Bible Study Method for Overwhelmed Believers

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed and exhausted that you couldn’t catch your breath? That was me in college. I was knee-deep academically, working toward my undergrad degree in biblical studies at the Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. I was also on a “hamster...
Your Life Is a Good News Story

Your Life Is a Good News Story

Living as a Good News Story in God’s Narrative If we want to become more of who God made us to be—both individually and collectively—we don’t need another new strategy for discipleship, we need a whole new narrative. Or rather, we need to return to the Good News...