We sat around a table at a publishing meeting, the skyline of Nashville shining brightly in the background. After months of planning, dreaming, and preparing, we were ready to decide what our first project would be. We took some time to introduce ourselves to the team...

When I first graduated from college and moved to a new city, Sundays were my loneliest days. Sitting alone in a church pew and awkwardly lurking around the coffee bar hoping to strike up a conversation with someone was bad enough, but it was after church that I most...

I grew up in a traditional southern church with old pews and, of course, hymnals in the back of them. One of my favorites as a little girl was “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” not because the lyrics were profound, but because I loved the rich harmonies belted out by...

“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” -Luke 5:32 In Luke chapter 5, we witness a stunning scene: Jesus shared a meal with tax collectors, some of the most resented people in His day. When you read the Bible for yourself, specifically the...

We all want the type of friendships we see in the movies or on TV shows. You know the ones where the girls have been friends since elementary school, they know each other so well they can finish each other’s sentences, and they are fiercely loyal to one another. The...

I don't think there's a more accurate quote regarding friendships as this: "Show me your friends and I'll show you your future."  Friendship is a really big deal.  We invest in (or are encouraged to pursue) education and training for much in this life, including but...

I hung up the phone, and I felt heavy-hearted. The conversation had taken a negative turn, and now I wished I had just let the call go to voicemail. For many years, this friendship had been a source of joy and encouragement to me, but lately every time I engaged with...

My daughter came up to me after her swim lesson last summer bursting with excitement to tell me all about her new friend. They had both worked up the courage to talk a little bit while they waited in the pool for their next instruction, and before you could say “canon...

"The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets, but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter." -Proverbs 11:13 I remember a very embarrassing incident as a young girl. I can’t even believe I’m about to share it with you here, because it’s embarrassing...

Relationships can be hard.  The other day, we were having a learning moment in our family when I had to sit one child down and ask them the question, “Would you like it if someone treated and talked to you in the same way you just did to your sibling?” If you’re a...

Why is it so hard to make friends? I’m not talking about Facebook friends or Instagram followers.  I’m talking about deep, meaningful, long-lasting connections with women.  When we were in kindergarten, our friend was whoever played with us. In college, our friends...

Friendship. It’s universally desired but can be surprisingly hard.  I’m not talking about the number of friends you have on social media.  I’m not even talking about your social group who might end up on a sports team or at a dinner party together.  I’m talking about...

"For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another." -Romans 12:4-5 A Christ-centered friendship should be a friendship...

Mark 2 contains one of my favorite accounts of what happened during Jesus’ life on earth. I love how these unnamed friends were so bold! They were friends of faith and their faith was in Jesus. Jesus was in Capernaum, considered His home as He regularly returned there...

Over the years there have been many TV shows about friendship. From Happy Days, to Friends, from I Love Lucy to Seinfeld, most of us have watched and enjoyed such shows. We love the idea of having a close knit group with whom we can laugh and cry and experience all of...

Living under God’s calling and guidance is challenging, yet rewarding. It is clear to me that God, the Master Teacher, called me to serve Him through education. As a teacher, I have been privileged to meet so many wonderful people. I have been educating the next...

Sometimes, I jokingly say that if it wasn’t for my relationship with God, I would be quite happy to live in a home with large, tall walls around it and never let anyone in. If you haven’t guessed, I am an introvert.  I became a Christian when I was in my late teens,...

On the eve of His crucifixion, Jesus spent time praying for all believers. He prayed that those who placed their faith in Him would remain in Him. The love believers have for one another displays the love the Father has for the Son and for the world.  God’s love for...

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We are one week away from our next study, Friendship! We begin our Friendship Bible study on Monday, June 7, and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with you! We're thrilled that you've joined us this spring to study the power, purpose, and provision of...