The tragic death of NBA great Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others rocked the nation this past weekend. When such tragedy strikes it often just seems completely senseless. How can we make sense of the senseless? We can’t. There are forces at work in this world t...

Monday’s bring work to do, tasks to complete, and stress to manage — but these do not have to be the only things Monday brings. Joy and peace can overflow each morning when we live by the Word of God and not depend on the affirmations of man. But the reason so many d...

Happy Elevated Friday! Today we highlight a story of a chance meeting that is only possible because of an act of God. 56-year-old Karen Harris of the UK was adopted early in life and since her 18th birthday has been searching for her birth parents. It’s been a very di...

We all have the inherent bias that we are right and others who disagree with us are wrong. Because of that bias, we naturally tend to group with others who think like us. But does that make any of righteous? Does it even make us right? Righteousness isn’t a result of t...

National news covered a gun-rights protest in Richmond, VA on Monday that, contrary to what many believed, was entirely peaceful. There is always heightened risk of something happening when tens of thousands of people gather in the same place, but one of the biggest ex...

There is a lot of news today that can grab our attention and ignite our passions. While we can, and should, stand for what we believe in, we must always be careful not to allow our bedrock belief in God to be usurped. We make a choice each day as to what is our “rock.”...

This week will be a big one for the nation and the news media as the impeachment trial of President Trump begins in the Senate. There is sure to be heightened partisan debate and full throated arguments in every direction. There’s also sure to be cynical and sometimes...

Happy Elevated Friday! Today we highlight a story of incredible generosity, love, and perseverance. 75-year-old Linda Herring of Iowa has made a life of foster care. Since the 1970s she has worked tirelessly to provide a home, clothing, and food for children in need an...

There is much we see people, celebrities, and politicians in the media doing that we disagree with – sometimes politically, other times morally. But for us to judge them is just as wrong as if they were to judge any of us. After all, Jesus called out such behavior, say...