WAYS TO CELEBRATE MOTHERS
Next Sunday is a day in the USA designated to celebrate the people who carry us into the world: our mothers. My mother is…
5 Ways to Recognize Resurrection
This year, Easter is celebrated today by Western Christians and on next Sunday by Orthodox Christians around the world. All around the world, the words “He…
5 WAYS TO ANCHOR YOUR JOY
Here is the World. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words: Daily Readings on the ABC’s of Faith…
It is for Freedom that We Have Been Set Free
Today is the 4th of July, the day the people of the USA celebrate as Independence Day. It’s a day where people gather and eat…
GOD GIVES US FRIENDS WHO CATCH US
Yesterday I laughed and laughed and my stomach hurts today. I am so thankful for the people God has put in my life…
Surviving Uncertainty: Break Through Doubt and Find Courage
I have been in a season of perpetual transition for the past two years in the context of family and friends who are…
Thoughts on Loving Your Friends When Life is Messy
I find myself standing in the awkward space that exists after the conclusion of my formal scholastic education. I am facing the ambiguity about…
5 Ways to Remember God’s Love
It’s pretty hectic out there in the world these days. Maybe you feel like the frenzy that characterizes these days we live in…
Your Dollar Can Make a Global Impact
Welcome to Fruitful–we love practical ideas about how to live our gifts with intentionality. No, O people, the LORD has shown you…
We Have an Abundant Well of Love to Draw From (Valentine’s Day)
Welcome to Fruitful–we love practical ideas about how to live our gifts with intentionality. I have the privilege of watching three young…
Built for Community: 5 Ways to Know Your Town
I love to travel. I love to visit cities unknown to me and walk around—looking up at the architecture and around at the…