There is a striking difference between knowing that prayer matters and actually praying. Most believers would readily agree that prayer is essential to the Christian life. We have heard it from the pulpit. We have read it in Scripture. We have seen it on bumper stickers and coffee mugs. And yet, for many of us, our actual prayer lives tell a very different story — rushed, routine, and rarely earne...  Read More

There is a moment in the book of James that stops you cold. It is not a complicated theological argument. It is not a long parable. It is simply this: your life is a vapor. It appears for a little while, then vanishes away.That truth, as uncomfortable as it is, carries within it a profound invitation. Because if life is short — if the timeline we have been given is far more limited than we tend to...  Read More