Paul received a vision of a man in Macedonia pleading for help. But when he arrived in Philippi, the first person whose heart God opened to the gospel wasn't a man at all—it was a woman named Lydia. Standing beside the river where they met nearly two thousand years later, I was reminded that God's plans are often bigger than our expectations.

When Applause is Silent, But God Still Speaks Some wins come with loud celebration — people cheering as you cross the finish line, tears flowing as the judge places a medal around your neck. And others? They come quietly, after a long, faithful season of showing up when no one else seems to be watching. Earlier this week, I received an email from the Assistant Director of COMPEL Pro, letting me know I’d been selected as one of the winners of their Social Media Writing Challen