Finding Joy in an Era of Gloomy Headlines
Often, epic moments in Scripture are framed by the sentence: “In the days of….” When I see a phrase like that in my reading, I pay close attention. Words like that are giving us the background scenery for the big plot move God is getting ready to make. How would...
15 Gift Ideas for Adventurers & World Changers
With the cultural tension in our nation and the challenges around our world, we need something to stir up hope. Time and time again over the past couple of years, as I’ve faced hard questions in the political and moral spheres, and in my personal life,...
Bless the Mess: The Personal Psalm Thanksgiving Experience
Gratitude is not a platitude. It’s not just a warm fuzzy feeling we make ourselves put on at the end of November every year. It’s not just mugs of hot spiced cider, soft wool socks, or wood crackling in the fireplace, though I like the Danes’...
Turning Burdens into Passions {The Yes Effect Book Now Available}
My name may be in small print on the cover, but my feelings for this book are BIG. I have been mentored by these stories since our interviews in Geneva, Switzerland, three years ago and as I’ve worked with 10/40 Window missions strategist, Luis Bush, to write...
Coming Soon: The Yes Effect
After three years of hard work (and hardly writing here on the site), The Yes Effect is almost here! It’s been a privilege to work with missions strategist Luis Bush and the team at Moody Publishers to carry to you these humble yet awe-inspiring stories of...
You Will Be with Me {A Reflection on the Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross}
Last week, several musicians, writers, and artists from my church gathered with our congregation on St. Patrick’s Day to share a contemplative selection of music and meditations in the tradition of Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the...
From Cowering to Courageous {#RelentlessStudy}
She refused to saddle the carousel horse, and demanded I hold her as we spun around. She ran as fast as she could in the opposite direction when her big sister boarded the baby roller coaster. The rides were not for her two-year-old self, or so she thought. When I see...
New Directions {#RelentlessStudy Begins!}
When we experience loss, we tend to become more open to new directions and dreams. But in our mourning, we also become vulnerable to new dangers. As we begin the book of Judges, we find the nation of Israel in a time of transition as they’ve just lost their...
An Epic Story…with a video introduction to #RelentlessStudy
I can’t express just how excited I am to have so many friends and soon to be friends joining me in going through Relentless and rooting out anything that competes with our devotion to the Lord. As we study Judges together, will get to know Deborah who mothered...
I’m Darcy Wiley, co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You. I’m an explorer at heart… Read more