Uncompromised

God Is Good: More Than Words We Say This morning, a sweet friend shared Psalm 92:4: "You thrill me, Lord, with all You have done for me! I sing for joy because of what You have done." The moment I read it, I smiled because it perfectly captured what has been on my heart these past few days. Life has been incredibly busy lately. In fact, this has probably been one of the busiest summers our family has ever had. Between projects, deadlines, writing curriculum, family activities, travel, and preparing for what comes next, the days have seemed to fly by faster than I can keep up with them. One of the projects that has occupied much of my time has been writing a curriculum, and I can honestly say it has been a joy. I have loved digging into God's Word, organizing thoughts, and creating something that I hope will encourage and equip others. It has reminded me how much I enjoy teaching and how grateful I am for opportunities to use the gifts God has given me. In the middle of ...

What We Mean When We Say Family We use the phrase church family so easily, and I have used it myself more times than I can count. But I have been asking lately whether we truly live as though it means what we say it means. Because family does not disappear when it becomes inconvenient. It does not quietly withdraw when someone is no longer in the same season or no longer easy to be around. In a real family, distance does not erase love, and disagreement does not cancel care. And this is true not only within the church walls but inside our own homes. There are families with prodigals, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, spouses, who are alive but far, breathing but distant, once close but now gone in ways that have nothing to do with miles. Some of them walked away from faith altogether. Some never had it. And the temptation, after enough silence or enough rejection, is to quietly let go, to protect yourself, to stop reaching. But our side of it does not change based on their r...