Spotlight Interview with Rick Lawrence on true discipleship: Following Jesus, not principles
When I say the word discipleship, what do you think of? Jesus tells us to go and make disciples. Well, what does that look like? I…
Take a Summer Vacation WITH Jesus, not away from Him
Keeping Jesus at the Center of Your Summer Summer vacation means Vacation Bible School (VBS). We may remember participating in something like this as a kid,…
Wrestling with Israel, and Wrestling with God
When Conversations About Israel Become Conversations About God Israel. What is it or who is it or where is it? Good questions. Let’s wrestle with it. …
Join the Culture Gardener Challenge this summer
Dear friends, It’s time to get gardening! Culture gardening. Let me explain. Consider the dominant metaphors for culture: melting pot, war zone or contest, stage, endlessly…
Spotlight Interview: Ray Ortlund finds good news at rock bottom
Where is God in our pain? When the bottom drops out and you finally discover a new rock bottom, is God really near to the brokenhearted?…
God-mothers
God-mothers If you are not a mom, you might be tempted to tune out Mother’s Day. Or perhaps, the day is just about planning—with cards purchased…
Spotlight Interview: Ellie Holcomb reminds us that Spring Sings
Spring sings! Think about that for just a moment— all the ways in which Spring sings to us. Artist, author and musician, Ellie Holcomb joined me…
The Jesus Nut
Jesus is literally in the headlines: ‘“Jesus nut” could be the key clue in Hudson River helicopter crash.’” The story about the recent helicopter crash in…
A Prayer for Palm Sunday: Turn our Eyes to Jesus
Turn our eyes upon Jesus, who indeed is the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, and set our hearts on Him as He does for us what we could not do for ourselves – offer You a living sacrifice that is truly holy and acceptable in Your sight.
Spotlight interview: A special conversation with Carmen’s mom, RuthAnn Melzer
My mom, RuthAnn, finished her career as a university professor. She’s a published author. She had a TV show on PBS for 14 years. She’s an…
A prayer for the discouraged
This is an excerpt from the new resource, Our Certain Hope: Prayers for Lent and Easter. Receive the full prayer book by signing up for Carmen’s monthly…
