Patience in the Journey

Patience in the Journey

It starts early. Every dad knows he’s going to start getting the question from his kids as soon as they have cognitive thought. “Are we there yet?” That longing to get to a destination is in all of us, and it never seems to go away. It was true of the Israelites who...
YES to God’s Call

YES to God’s Call

I’m excited to introduce our Revive readers to the new president of our Life Action Division, John Avant. While I remain in my role as Executive Director for our overall ministry family, you’ll be hearing more and more from John as you interface with Life Action,...
I Do

I Do

We are familiar with the “I Do” at a marriage ceremony, but are there other “I Do’s” that we should be equally attending to? “He’s discerning religious life.” I had no idea what that had to do with their dating relationship, but I nodded my head politely and smiled at...
The Fairy Tale Myth

The Fairy Tale Myth

Why does it seem that singleness is one of the worst things that can happen to someone? I was unwittingly fed this narrative by movies I watched as a kid. Take for instance Cinderella—marriage was the goal, and being single was the curse to overcome. At the end of the...