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1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Student’s Humble Plea to Teacher at the Bottom of His Test Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

"This note gave me so much hope. Let us all be a little more like this young man!!"

Jayson Bradley

Jayson is a God-botherer, writer, marketer, musician, and pastor in Washington State. An unapologetic grace and coffee junkie, Jayson desperately longs to see himself (and the church) conformed to the image of Christ. See more from Jayson on his website.

Church or Government: Whose Job Is It to Take Care of the Poor?

"Christ’s major point is that he cares about what happens to the those on society’s bottom rung."

4 Things I’d Do if I Were the Devil

These are the areas I’d focus on if I was the church’s enemy. I hope that he doesn’t read this post—I’d hate to give him any ideas.