Fear has a way of pulling our eyes toward tomorrow. Jesus gently pulls them back to today. If you're walking through uncertainty, I hope this story reminds you that the same God who faithfully cares for the birds is faithfully caring for you, too.

I’ve been sitting in a season where I don’t know how things will turn out. I like plans and clarity, but life hasn’t been offering either lately.

In the middle of that uncertainty, God has been gently reshaping how I think about control, trust, and what it means to let go of the outcome.

If you’re going through a period of waiting and anxiety is running high, give “The Circle” a try. Waiting doesn’t have to be passive – read on, and you’ll see that it can be quite active.

I don’t know how long I sat there, suspended in a debilitating fog, but the next thing I remember is being startled by a knock at the window. It was a man, with a compassionate smile, trying to tell me something.

Is there suffering in your life today? I want to encourage you and remind you that God can take anything that happens to you and form it into a pattern for good.

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end (Seneca).

Have you ever prayed for something good, unselfish, even necessary – and instead of an answered prayer things got worse?

A few days later, we sat next to each other on an airplane, and as it took flight, I felt an overwhelming sense of hope rise inside of me as well. I was grateful he was alive.

Two weeks ago, Sam and I arrived with just enough time to say goodbye and watch her take her last, laborious breaths. As we held her hands, I thought about all the love and enthusiasm for life she had breathed into me over the years.

The meaning of a true friend can get blurry in a world where we use the word ‘friend’ so loosely. True friendship is about being there for someone no matter what, no matter where, no matter when.