Of all the places to live on Earth, what are the best? Every year, the United Nations determines which countries answer this question. Money magazine asks the same question about cities across the United States. Forbes magazine completed a similar assessment on a global scale. In The Four Best...

Widely acclaimed author Mark Buchanan states what we've really lost is "[T]he rest of God - the rest God bestows and, with it, that part of Himself we can know only through stillness". Stillness as a virtue is a foreign concept in our society, but there is wisdom in God's own rhythm of work...

Even for the religious, life is full of questions: What is faith? Can my life be more satisfying? How can I deepen my walk with Christ? What does it mean to be happy? These bubble and boil underneath the surface of our everyday life. And though we ignore them, we know they point us to realms of...

All anyone wants to hear about is the giant. For those who never knew the man, only his legend, It’s all they ever ask. Did he do this? Did he say that? Was he afraid? Was he beautiful? Do they think his life narrows down to this one thing, sums up in this single moment? Do they think running...

“These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.” That was the startled cry, circa 50 AD, from a hastily assembled mob in Thessalonica. These men who have turned the world upside: their description of Paul and Silas. Holy vandals on the loose, anointed marauders running...

"Abide in me," Jesus tells us, "and you will bear much fruit." Yet too often we forget that fruit needs different seasons in order to grow. We measure our spiritual maturity by how much we do rather than how we are responding to our current spiritual season. In Spiritual Rhythm, Mark Buchanan...

What happens when we literally walk out our Christian life? Drawing on Jesus' lived example of walking, pastor and bestselling author Mark Buchanan explores one of the oldest spiritual practices of our faith. We often act as if faith is only about the mind. But what about our bodies? What does...

The wind makes him shiver. To warm himself he moves briskly, walks the perimeter of the roof. And he sees her. She is like a night shade. She wears a robe that shimmers like dragonfly wings in the moonlight. He is mesmerized. He walks away. Goes back to bed. Sleep is hopeless. He calls a servant.

A boy, slight and swift, runs the spine of a steep hill. A single false step, one stumble, he’ll plummet headlong to a sure death. But his footing is flawless, more wing than flesh. Daybreak splinters the stony ground with light and shadow. A cautious soul would slow. He runs faster. So...