Lass Words: God doesn’t change the rules

January 30, 2025

I love football. And I’m a big fan of talented quarterbacks. It’s just comforting to know that, when it comes to God’s plan, we all play by the same rules.

Lass Words: Encourage your pastor today

January 19, 2025

“Our pastors and preachers have dedicated themselves to the service of Jesus Christ. But make no mistake, they still need a lot of good old human encouragement and love. Tell yours he’s doing a great job,” writes columnist Ken Lass.

Lass Words: Don’t worry, be happy

January 12, 2025

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Columnist Ken Lass explains why it matters.

First person: Does God care about our happiness?

January 11, 2025

“Any notion that God is the enemy of our happiness is patently false,” writes pastor Adam Dooley.

First person: This year, replace ‘I can’t’ with ‘I can’

January 9, 2025

Edith Lovejoy Pierce said, “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is

First person: Seeking to follow ‘sabbath’ pattern for year seven

January 7, 2025

“In thinking through what it might look like to follow the pattern outlined in Leviticus 25 of six years of growth followed by one year of rest, reflection and resetting, I realized we would need to be creative…,” writes Jennifer Rash.

‘Do not be anxious about anything’ most engaged verse in 2024

January 6, 2025

So many Bible app users looked up Philippians 4:6 last year, that it became the most engaged verse of 2024, according to YouVersion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald.