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Maggie Schade | “As we finished with the tags, she stepped back, looked at the boards full of opportunities, investigated the big gift boxes that would soon be filled with items, and got a huge smile on her face.”

Meghann Arnold | “Life became full of constant movement and endless things to be done. It’s harder to be still now; harder to feel present and not constantly looking to the next thing. What once came so naturally now requires intention.”

Taylor Miller | “Not that my pain is equivalent in magnitude or significance, but it is like [Christ’s] in its potential to be transformed from a destructive force into something greater.”

Jed Moody | “Whether it’s patience and gentleness as a father and husband, love and kindness as a pastor, or self-control in all things, I just want to be like Jesus. If I want to be like Jesus, I have to do the things He did. “

S | “Often the church in the global south is hindered by the fact that it cannot fund its own expansion. We don’t want to see people hungry, in poverty, exploited, or without access to life-changing truth.”

Yvonne Wickenkamp | “Relationships will be restored, minds made whole, and hearts mended to perfection.”

Jim Dalrymple | “God’s people should know—eventually, the wilderness will give way to the Promised Land, the battles will result in victory, and even death will be defeated–and there will be no more tears. True comfort isn’t found in avoiding hardship—it’s found in Him.”

Bekah Behnke | We are gifted with these flawed, human and beautifully tangible expressions of God’s love. We are gifted with the opportunity to also live lives of these expressions. We are gifted the church.

Chris Hay | “So many of the 6,000 students at PSU are lonely, tired, and overwhelmed. They are looking for purpose, care, and belonging.”

Sami Dyer | “What if then, being worthy was always in my back pocket? Not something to be obtained, but something that already belongs to me through my surrender to Christ. Knowing Jesus means knowing what it means to be worthy. And the last time I checked, I had nothing to do with my own salvation.”

Isaac Schade | “For whatever reason, tearing down seems to come more naturally for many of us than does building up. But what if we didn’t settle for that status quo? What if we tamed our tongues (James 3) to speak life-giving words to people we encounter?”

Krystal Unrein | “We are the righteous and the blessed and the fruitful not because of our efforts but our dependence on our Father.”

Martin Russow | “In a culture focused on self-sufficiency, the gospel calls us to life together. Interdependence doesn’t hinder us, it frees and empowers us. It reminds us we don’t live our lives alone and we were never meant to.”

Maggie Schade | “The little girl whose parents couldn’t afford to buy her a new pair of glasses…and the teacher who submitted a request on her behalf. The family whose grandfather died in the tornado and didn’t have the funds to bury him…and the neighbor who reached out to see if we could help.”

Alyssa Tournear | “No matter how fast or slow you’re going right now or how steady or shaky your steps are, God is delighting in the steps of obedience you are taking to be near and close to Him.”

Mikey Sackrider | “More than my name, my style, my job, my title, my hobbies, my bank account, or my receding hairline (sorry, that got a little personal)? When you peel back those layers, is there more to me?”

Karli Montgomery | “That’s what I see in the café—people walking together. Sitting beside each other. Sometimes asking hard questions. Sometimes just laughing over a muffin. But always, whether we realize it or not, Jesus is with us in the middle of it.”

Drake Holderman | Mac and Olivia are Midwesterners just like many of us. They fell in love with Jesus, heard his call to go, and now serve as church planters with PROEM Ministries in Poland, a country marked by post-Christian culture but not without gospel hope.

Carryn Osborn | “This is the middle. The struggle. The waiting. Even still, I know that He is faithful because He has been there countless times, and they never were in my time.”

Rachel Miller | “The icy water felt like a jolt of boldness that had entered my body. I wasn’t sure why it felt so significant at the time, but it seemed to me like a preparation for taking another big leap for God in my life.”