
Prayer Is Key
It is always good to have a plan when making a trip. Some people are intense planners—even down to the theoretical minute. Some can float

It is always good to have a plan when making a trip. Some people are intense planners—even down to the theoretical minute. Some can float

Imagine driving down a city street with no signs. That would be a weird, chaotic experience. Signs give us direction, inform us about the rules,

Imagine a hiker deep in the wilderness. The trees are thick, the trail is faint, and the sun has dipped below the horizon. In the

Think of a time when the power unexpectedly went out. One moment the room was bright, and the next you are plunged into darkness. The

Whether it’s a paper map or Google Maps, we have all attempted to get somewhere and hoped the directions were correct. How many times have

There are many times when we have to play the long game. Victory doesn’t happen in the first quarter. The race isn’t won in the

When God sets us apart, we are called to move toward his calling for us. It requires both the direction of God and our willingness

Maybe as a kid you enjoyed reading the Choose Your Own Adventure books. The basic concept was that you as the reader were presented with

A silly assignment that many educators like to use—occasionally even with parents—is a directions test (found here). The first line instructs the reader to “read

Imagine trying to get directions in a big city you’ve never been to before. You could ask the locals, but they’ll give you street names

Brennan Manning tells a story of John Kavanaugh and Mother Teresa. Kavanaugh was a Jesuit who in 1975 served in Calcutta for about a month.

We may press our own will and attempt to move ourselves in its direction, but God leverages our movement to his own will. In this

God’s guidance isn’t as mystical as some might expect. He has given us the Bible as a way to hear from him and to know

Sometimes choosing between right and wrong is hard, even when the wiser of the choices is obvious. We will face this many times in our

In car races, even the smallest errors can cause the difference between being favored and winning or losing.

When you travel to an unknown region, whether domestically or internationally, it can be helpful to get a tour guide.

In the article “A Compass Saves the Crew,” Owen Edwards tells the story of a WWII sailor who saved lives when he used a compass

“When a captain is without direction no wind on Earth will take him there.”- Ami Ayalon, Source: NPR.org, All Things Considered, October 27, 2003

In a heartbreaking story, one teenager posted an ad on Craigslist asking to rent a family on her birthday so she wouldn’t have to be