by Steve Watters Remember that moment when you got the joke in the song “I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus?” It’s one of those “pull back the curtain” songs that reveals the role parents play in Christmas. It’s a song that’s creepy for kids who don’t really have a category for their mom crossing paths...

Thank you to the many women who read our recent series on women in the church. We hope you were encouraged as you saw (through varying eyes) the many ways women can and do serve in their local congregations. The local church is God’s ordained means of bringing his glory to the nations. As followers...

By Philip Thompson I’m not in ministry yet, but I’m headed in that direction. These are some things I’ve learned on my journey. Also, I haven’t done all this perfectly. Just because I’m recommending that you do these things doesn’t mean that I was a success in these areas. Finally, even if you aren’t planning...

by Candice Watters Q: I’ve been a believer in Christ most of my life, and I know that “Jesus is the reason for the season,” but every year I feel like that head knowledge has a hard time getting to my heart. I’m so distracted and busy in December. I love to buy gifts for...

By Rusty Mckie   In my great city of Chattanooga, TN, I regularly see men escaping into the woods. Just outside the city, you’ll see older men traversing the John Muir trail only to wade into a lively river that all at once accepts and attempts to reject him. There in the river he takes...

Lore Ferguson is a graphic artist, writer, and speaker who is passionate about the gospel and the Church. Her stated goal in her work is “to see a generation of dechurched, second generation Christians, or the ragged and hurt, come to the joy of what the gospel means deep down.” Being a single woman covenanted...