5 Ways to Recognize Resurrection
byThis 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…
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WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS NOW?
byWhat are your plans now? This question greets me nearly every day. It’s not a bad question at all. In fact, it is…
5 WAYS TO ANCHOR YOUR JOY
byHere 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…
AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE
byIn the field of special education, students with disabilities are often referred to as children with exceptional needs. As I reflect on the…
Thoughts on Loving Your Friends When Life is Messy
byI find myself standing in the awkward space that exists after the conclusion of my formal scholastic education. I am facing the ambiguity about…
Your Dollar Can Make a Global Impact
byWelcome 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)
byWelcome 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
byI love to travel. I love to visit cities unknown to me and walk around—looking up at the architecture and around at the…
LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF THE HOMELESS
byThere’s a place in downtown Los Angeles that poses as a park to the everyday passer-by. In the “winter” time (this is southern…
THE PASTOR IN ME: HOW I CAME TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH AND FACE MY FEAR
by“You’re going to be a pastor,” God tells me in the summer of 2011 while working at a fishing lodge in the Haida…