
Sharing the Treasure of Good News with Other Moms
When Mika* moved from California to the Washington D.C. area with her family, including two young children, she wanted to connect with other… Continue Reading

Experience the Life-Giving Love of Jesus
A conversation with J. Kevin Butcher, author of Free: Rescued from Shame-Based Religion, Released into the Life-Giving Love of Jesus Q: You … Continue Reading

Spiritual Extended Family: Generations of Marines
With the habit of regularly reading through Proverbs as part of his devotional time, Mike Darnell, Navigators Military, paused on Proverbs … Continue Reading

Fraternity Ministry: Reaching the Next Generation
What comes to mind when you think of college fraternities? Maybe your initial thought is of excessive drinking and freshman hazing? Did you … Continue Reading

Finding God and Unlikely Friends at Rock Bottom
Grief and difficult circumstances kept piling on Steve*, a police officer in Eastern Oregon. The year began with the sudden, unexpected … Continue Reading

Growing in Identity to Bridge Cultures
When Destiny Mercer was invited to a LaVida conference during her sophomore year at Vanderbilt University, she was conflicted about … Continue Reading

Discipleship and Heart Transformation in Uganda
This village in Uganda was rife with witches, murderers, and other wicked people who'd been driven out of their previous homes.… Continue Reading

A Spiritual Drill Sergeant
Jason* met The Navigators as a single soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, his first duty station. Over his career, he and now his wife, … Continue Reading

The Gospel on the Amazon River
Passengers spend 18 hours on a boat floating down Brazil’s Rio Negro and Amazon rivers to travel from Manaus to Parintins, a town situated… Continue Reading

The Nations Come to Nebraska
As a freshman living in the dorm at University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL), David Petersen said “Yes” when his resident assistant came by … Continue Reading