Fellow Pilgrims: Walking Together in Faith

There is an easy trap in the Christian life. We can look around at the people at church who teach, lead, organize, sing, serve publicly, or seem naturally good at helping others and assume that ministry belongs mostly to them. Some people seem to know exactly what they are good at. Others of us may wonder where we fit, whether we have much to offer, or whether this particular season of life leaves enough time and energy to contribute anything meaningful. Scripture gives us a

Halloween is one of the few times each year when pretending to be someone else is part of the fun. We put on costumes, change our appearance, and sometimes try hard enough that people barely recognize us. Nobody is being dishonest because everyone understands what is happening. The costume is temporary, and sooner or later we take it off and go back to being ourselves. The masks we wear in everyday life are sometimes harder to recognize. We learn how to present ourselves diff

There are times when two people can look at the exact same situation and walk away with completely different conclusions. One person sees an obstacle and immediately starts listing all the reasons it cannot be overcome. Another sees the same obstacle, understands the same risks, and still believes there is a faithful way forward. That difference is not always personality. Sometimes it is faith. Numbers 13 and 14 give us one of the clearest examples of this in Scripture. Moses

There is always something that needs attention around a house. Something needs to be repaired, cleaned, replaced, organized, paid for, or improved. Even when the house itself is in good shape, there are still meals to prepare, dishes to clean, laundry to fold, schedules to manage, work to finish, bills to pay, and non-stop plans for what comes next. None of those things are wrong. In fact, many of them are good responsibilities God has entrusted to us. The danger is that we c