The other morning — while racing from the bank to the grocery to a morning meeting — I caught the...
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Invitation to Tears+
I’ve walked into places where my prayers seemed to hit a wall and bounce back, reverberating with my own confusion. To avoid...
Exploring corridors of power+
Early in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout gets an excellent, if brief, reminder from her father to get to the...
Imperfect yet provocative church+
I don’t think they carried as much weight as the liturgy or hymns, but for a budding teenage journalist, caught...
Love God with Your More+
What does it mean to love with all our strength? It is the one part of Deuteronomy 6:5 that is often brushed...
Unexpected and undeserved mercy+
The news about the collision of plastic and glass, police and athlete spread quickly, which is to be expected when...
Gender Division Divides the Church+
You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood...
What should I do with my anxiety?+
(Editor’s note: BreakfastReading asked Rhett Smith to tell us why he wrote his new book on anxiety. Why do we...
Pay close attention+
Jesus isn’t Bobby McFerrin. He isn’t a savvy wordsmith, peddling in catchy tunes, trying to sell some positive-life strategy. He...
Obedience and Children’s Ministry Mayhem+
About 15 months ago, God started tugging at me to restart an evening children’s ministry at our little church. At...







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