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Editor’s note: Some books inspire, some instruct, some come alongside to say “me too”, and some are just fun to read. This one, Good Apple, is a little bit of ...

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. — Proverbs 10:9Am I Being Honest with Myself… Really? The easiest person to ...

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart and I will recount all of Your wonderful deeds. — Psalm 9:1I will bless the Lord at all times; ...

Suffering Is UniversalWe don’t deliberately look for trouble in life. It comes. Suffering is a universal fact; no one can escape its claws. The rain falls upon the just and ...

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you ...

It’s hard to remember a time filled with more collective uncertainty.Life almost feels like we are in a holding pattern. We can’t make plans. We say to people, “Let’s get ...

Doubt. He’s a nosy neighbor. He’s an unwanted visitor. He’s an obnoxious guest. Just when you were all prepared for a weekend of relaxation… just when you pulled off your ...

Turn Your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. — Psalm 31:2As I sat waiting for a friend ...

After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, “Each of you is exacting usury from his brother.” So I called a great assembly against them. ...

Three hundred and eighty-one. That’s how many days the Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted. Sparked by lifelong activist and justice-seeker Rosa Parks, fueled by Black women who organized car pools, printed ...

In our enthusiasm to celebrate children (a good thing), we are sometimes tempted to overlook the key Christian doctrine of original sin. A child can be raised by godly parents, ...

Writing That Heals You We often overevaluate what it means to write something. To demystify the act of putting words on paper, I want to introduce you to a term: ...

Refreshing People Choose your friends carefully, implies the Bible, because they will pull you nearer to God or push you away from Him. Psalm 1 says,Blessed is the one who ...

I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call ...

These instructions are not empty words — they are your life! — Deuteronomy 32:47When I was younger, I saw the Bible as a book of rules, a long list of ...

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. — 1 John 5:14You have a God who ...