Suffering and the Love of God (A Tribute to My Wife)
In this essay, Ryan Davis wrestles with God’s goodness and Scriptural promises in the face of profound physical suffering.

In this essay, Ryan Davis wrestles with God’s goodness and Scriptural promises in the face of profound physical suffering.
A mother reflects on the opportunities for moral growth, generosity, and compassion presented by our current economic crisis.
In this interview, Sister Marilyn Lacey of Mercy Beyond Borders discusses her new memoir, *This Flowing Toward Me*, her fear of spiders, her work with refugees, and the surprising movement of God’s grace.
On November 23, 1993, my wife and I were suddenly thrown into an unknown country, the one of people with disabilities and their families.1 Our daughter Karis was born with cerebral palsy. All four hemispheres of her body suffered significant movement damage; she could not eat, get dressed, brush her teeth, comb her hair, or […]
Mourning death is dramatically different around the world, as is the care people need in the face of death.
In this article, Andrew and Lindsey Krinks suggest that at the intersection between an imaginative exploration of poetry and a creative ministry to the homeless lies a unique potential for the sort of education that is “peculiar” and thus ideal for a life of Christian discipleship, a life that seeks to cultivate reconciliation for the sake of God’s kingdom.
I painted houses this summer. They belonged to one of my church’s deacons, and were not actually houses, but rotten cabins, with wooden siding that should have been replaced, not painted. They were once part of a camp for boy scouts, and were the only structures remaining. My Dad always told me to do a […]