She's come to this familiar place because of her familiar need: water. This woman's need is a real need, just as it was for so many. Just as it is for so many.

One of the biggest challenges we’ll ever face as a Christian comes when God says, “Stay.” We’ve all been there. And I don’t know about you, but that command only gets harder to hear the older I get.

Jesus has a different economy in mind than the one on offer in our world. He believes in empowering the impoverished. Jesus’ economy is based on self-sacrifice. Jesus’ currency is love.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. For some this means absolute joy, for others it’s a more difficult time of year. I understand both sentiments—as I have had both throughout the years.

The Bible is full of stories of refugees and immigrants. There are countless passages in defense of the helpless, weak, and marginalized; as well as many passages about how to treat an outsider.

We all have moments of despair, but there are also the days when the sun peeks through the clouds. It’s these moments that we have to capitalize on. These feelings of new life, of resurrection, can transform our lives and the lives of others.

What does it mean to lay down our lives on behalf of our brothers and sisters? Who are our brothers and sisters? Can 1 John 3:16 actually refer to giving up our lives for someone else ... to the point of death?

If we’re honest with ourselves, most of us spend a great deal of time comparing ourselves to others. If not on a conscious level, we certainly do so subconsciously.

Our world is full of problems. It feels overwhelming. But the solution starts right here, with each of us. Here are some practical and biblical steps you can take today to transform a life.

We’ve all been there—those moments when moving forward in life seems almost impossible. But when all feels hopeless, Jesus shows us how to make it through.

Oh, to have the faith of a child! If only I too would fall on my knees before Jesus instead of trying to tackle all of life's challenges on my own.

The Holy Spirit is at work in the world. But if we fail to listen to the Spirit’s prompting, we will miss the opportunity to be part of God’s work. It is for this reason that Paul the apostle said, “Do not quench the Spirit.”

Paul’s former peers must have shaken their head at his fate. “He’s gotten what he deserves,” they must have said Or they may have thought, “What a fool. What a blind fool.” And that is, of course, precisely what Saul was.

Many of us are just like the rich young man. Out of one side of our mouth we speak allegiance to Jesus, but out of the other side we’re speaking allegiance to the trappings of wealth.