Rebecca Hagelin and Kristin Carey

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Word of God is our challenge and our hope

Yes, we long for God. But if you took a good, hard look at how we have spent our time through the years, you might think we long for other things a bit more — things like a clean house, time with friends and "enough" sleep.

REBECCA HAGELIN: Dr. King’s faith lessons as prescient as ever

We know the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose legacy we celebrate as a nation in just a few days. We know how he fought with words and love and never with his fists. We know about his dream and his martyr's death — and that he was not a perfect man. But perhaps even more important than the story is the lifeblood of his legacy — the truth, the faith that drove him forward, the spirit that would will for us to press on further in spite of our own spiritual failures.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: New Year’s resolutions succeed with help of Holy Spirit

So you made a New Year's resolution just a week ago and you've already broken it. Welcome to the club.

REBECCA HAGELIN: Step toward healing and improvement in 2015

Empty lines on dated pages are set, ready and waiting to be filled with the black ink and pencil marks that shape the year as our lives fill the days.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Celebrate Christmas by taking a closer look at the manger

If you desire to understand God, to experience him and encounter his glory like Moses did, know that he wants that for you even more than you do. And he won't make you hide between the rocks on a mountain to catch a terrifying glimpse. He'll meet you in a manger.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Light of Christmas can be the light of life

This time of year, lights strung up around our homes proclaim a warm welcome, usher us into the firelight, the flickering candlelight, the colorful glow of family trees. The lights elicit an exciting sense of hope; they help ready us for the coming holiday.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Christmas Advent well worth the wait

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Let Thanksgiving Day spur daily thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is the perfect time to practice being thankful so that it starts to become a natural part of your life.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Join the call for a great church revival

Ronald Reagan's words never rang more true than when the freedoms of religion and speech were threatened recently for pastors in Houston, Texas.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: Feeling homesick? Look beyond earthly cures

We've all felt that bittersweet longing for familiar places and people. Our experiences of homesickness increase with age. The more places you visit and come to love, the less "at home" you feel in any one place. And the more people you come to cherish, the more often you miss someone.

REBECCA HAGELIN & KRISTIN CAREY: All the time in the world — or eternity?

In times of grief, it's common to consider the possibility of an afterlife, an eternal future, and the implications that such a reality would hold for the present. But in the normal day-to-day, it's much easier to live by the clock.

REBECCA HAGELIN: Healthy media habits make for a healthy family

In today's health-conscious culture, the saying "you are what you eat" is generally regarded as gospel truth. We know it's important to eat well because it's obvious that our lives are deeply affected by the quality of our diets. How much more important is it to watch what we put into our minds and pay attention to how it affects us?

HAGELIN & CAREY: What will you pass on to future generations?

If you could take any aspect from the family in which you grew up and bring it into the family you have created, what would it be? A holiday tradition? The way your home was always filled with visitors? The friendship and affection your parents had for each other? Or maybe the tough but refining love they showed you?

HAGELIN & CAREY: Being a good citizen in an imperfect world

The challenge: Living under imperfect law and leadership