Guest Articles

Loving Your Community: Stephen Viars
Three decades as a pastor have made author Stephen Viars reconsider: Their church longs to move into indispensable roles that wrap arms around the entire community.

Living A Life that Invites Others to Jesus: Dr. Heather Holleman
What if living “sent” is more than what you do? Professor Heather Holleman offers ideas from her time at Penn State to embrace evangelism as an identity. She offers tips to forming genuine connections and living on purpose in your neighborhood. What could God do in your community?

Irresistible Outreach: Stephen Viars
Is your church’s outreach irresistible? Pastor and author Stephen Viars thinks it can be! Find ideas to dive wholeheartedly and thoughtfully into the needs and heartbeat of your community.

Jennie Allen: Find Your People
In a “connected” world, do you feel more disconnected than ever? Author Jennie Allen knows the sweeping power of isolation. She’ll help you find your people.

David Robbins: How to Be the Spiritual Leader of Your Family
“I want to step up at home—but I have no idea what I’m doing!” FamilyLife President David Robbins talks about how to be the spiritual leader of your family.

David Robbins: A Leader at Home: Where Do I start?
You want to be a leader at home but what’s that even look like? FamilyLife President David Robbins helps you step in and lead in the way you’re wired.

Paul Miller: If God is Real, Why Do We Suffer?
If God is real, why do we suffer? Author Paul Miller proposes a new framework for life’s losses—and revolutionizes the way we see God in our pain.

Knowing and Loving Your Neighbors
Rosaria Butterfield illustrates how “radically ordinary hospitality” can be a bridge for bringing the gospel to friends and neighbors who don’t know Jesus.

De-Escalating A Conflict
In a culture of outrage, how can we bring a conflict back from boiling over?

Hearing One Another
Because we are such an “informed” society, we can mistakenly think we already know what another person thinks. Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer show us effective ways to really listen and hear what others are saying.

How to Slow Down
Wondering if there’s more to life than the daily grind of expectations and demand? Podcaster Ashley Hales shares how to slow down and escape the hustle.

Enough is Enough: Leaving an Abusive Relationship
When the abuse starts, enough is enough. Psychologist Dr. David Clarke helps you form a plan for a friend to get out and assess their marriage for the long term.

Great News About Open Doors
Would you believe flinging open your doors could mean more intimate faith for your family? Author Don Everts reveals startling research about a packed house.