Four Ways to Support Those Struggling with Mental Health
You’re likely aware of the recent skyrocketing of mental health conditions. More than likely this has come close to home for you, whether you have experienced the struggle to overcome debilitating depression and anxiety, or you have walked with a family member or friend through the hopelessness and distress of … Read More
“To the King and the Kingdom!”
Editor’s Note: This article was co-authored by Elijah & Verna Lloyd. Verna: It was a dreary October day and I was cleaning up the food scattered all around our toddler’s chair. My thoughts matched the weather as it dwelt on things that were less than wholesome and true. Thoughts about … Read More
Personal Reflections on Election Season
Driving down the road, or walking around the neighborhood, one can’t help but notice the yard signs—election season is here. Presidential election season, to be precise, and a polarizing cycle at that. As a citizen of Christ’s kingdom, I don’t vote. But that doesn’t stop me from having opinions about … Read More
Incarnational Evangelism
I used to work at a farm that sold sheep and goats to ethnic Muslim immigrants from all over the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. One day, as I was working on some chores, several young Mauritanian men walked in the door and asked me to help them choose a … Read More
This Is Not AI Generated
AI is everywhere, it seems. Newscasters are talking about it, tech companies are hyping it, and students are cheating in English class with it. Some people are worried that their jobs will be replaced by AI, others are scared it’ll take over the whole world. But today I’d like to … Read More
Identity in Christ: Individuality, Belonging, and Story
Have you ever asked yourself the question, “who am I?” If you have, you’re certainly not alone. The question of personal identity has been a recurrent topic of human thought throughout the ages, and is likely one that each of us has encountered or will encounter some day. This is … Read More
Why Don’t We Like Evangelism?
It was a sweltering summer afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. I stood on the sidewalk, staring into the irate eyes of a woman who had been passing by. I, along with some folks from church, had left my secluded house in the country to hold signs and pass out tracts outside … Read More
Longing for Home
Recently, Elijah and I and our baby son packed up our home in a Pennsylvania city and moved ourselves to the land of our ancestors. We now live on the edge of a little village nestled in the Taunus mountains and are slowly discovering what it means to call this … Read More
Why Do We Want to Be Distracted?
I haven’t written in a while. I wanted to write this post months ago, but with cruel irony, my mind was too cluttered to find the creative space needed to write an article about technology and isolation. I found myself succumbing to the very giant I wanted to encourage others … Read More