The wilderness never arrives quietly. It comes without ceremony, without applause, without explanation. It shows up when life feels stripped down, when the noise fades, when titles and comforts fall away, and when all that remains is a person standing before God with nothing to hide behind. Luke chapter three
There are seasons in life when faith feels like something you carry in your hands, visible and confident, something you can point to and say, “This is it. This is what I believe.” And then there are seasons when faith feels more like something you keep in your pocket, unseen
Luke chapter two is one of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture, and that familiarity is both its gift and its danger. We hear it every December. We see it on greeting cards. We can almost recite it by muscle memory. Caesar Augustus. Quirinius. Bethlehem. No room in
There are families that look simple from the outside and complicated on the inside, and there are families that look complicated from the outside but are quietly learning something profound about love, patience, and faith. A home with one Christian parent and one Hindu parent often falls into that second
Luke chapter one does not begin with thunder. It does not open with armies or kings or even miracles in public view. It begins with a careful explanation, a quiet household, and two people who have been waiting a very long time. This is the kind of beginning that most
There is a quiet lie that creeps into the human heart when the road gets long. It whispers that faith is something you carry by yourself, that obedience is a private burden, and that endurance is supposed to be lonely. Over time, that lie settles into our bones. We begin
There is something haunting about the way the Gospel of Mark ends. It does not close with a long sermon from Jesus, nor with a grand prayer spoken in public, nor with a peaceful scene of believers gathered in worship. It ends with a tomb, with frightened women, and with
There are sentences that do not feel like language so much as they feel like confession. They do not sound rehearsed. They do not sound poetic. They sound like something whispered when no one else is listening. “I’m so tired of being lonely. I still have some love to
There are chapters in the Bible that feel like a story you read, and then there are chapters that feel like a place you have stood. Mark 15 is not simply an account of a crucifixion. It is a confrontation. It presses itself against the human heart and asks questions
There is a strange thing that happens when a season of life ends. The world moves forward, but the heart sometimes stays behind. Days continue to turn into weeks and weeks into years, yet inside, we are still standing in the same emotional room, replaying conversations that are long over,
There are chapters in Scripture that feel like mountains, places where the air is thin and every breath costs something. Mark 14 is one of those places. It is not loud with miracles or bright with public triumph. It is quiet in its cruelty, intimate in its sorrow, and unbearably
See a video of the full story here: https://youtu.be/tBnoFZapbKk There are towns you can pass through without ever realizing you were in them, and there are towns that feel like they have been waiting for you your whole life. They are not marked by tall buildings or