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Due to extreme cold, the first session of The Gospel of Mary: The Beloved Disciple was canceled—but we’ve extended the series to make up for it! Now running through March […]

“When God closes a door, God opens a window” sounds biblical but isn’t. Here’s the problem with “When God closes a door…”: the God of the Bible is in the […]

I’m so excited to share the latest episode of It Takes a Village! In season 2, episode 7, I sit down with Dan Loven-Crum, our Director of Administration, to dive […]

The 5-second rule is slowly changing my life. No, not the one that applies to dropped food. I’m talking about the motivation-boosting one attributed to author Mel Robbins. When faced […]

The Spirit of Nebraska: A New Adult Ed – Perspectives Offering with Rich Mannel What connects us to something greater than ourselves? How do places and people shape the spirit […]

In American Bulk: Essays on Excess, author Emily Mester says: “The constant assessment of daily life is the problem.” Rate the doctor. Rate the trip. Evaluate the preacher. Five-star hotel. Three-star hotel. She considers […]

We don’t know a lot about Bathsheba before her assault. Her story might have ended there. But it didn’t. Have you ever heard of wise Solomon? Bathsheba was his mother. […]

I was an awkward and earnest teenager who said yes to just about anything that involved the church, which is how I found myself on a church committee at 15 […]

The Social Justice and Outreach Board has designated Heartland Family Service as the recipient of The Box for January. Founded in 1875, Family Service has connected with countless individuals and […]

This is a true story, told to me by one of the saints of my church, about what Jesus might have meant when he said, “The last shall be first […]