Faith
November 1, 1800: John Adams Moves Into an Unfinished White House and Prays a Blessing
This past November 1 marked 226 years since an American president first slept in the house we now call the White House.…
Mary McLeod Bethune: How $1.50 and Five Girls Became a College
Some of the greatest stories in history begin with almost nothing. For Mary McLeod Bethune, it was a rented house, a handful…
The Storm Came to Test You, Not to Keep You: A Jonathan Anthony Burkett Quote
Every family has a storm story. A job that ended without warning. A diagnosis nobody expected. A season of loneliness, grief or…
He Cried the More: What Blind Bartimaeus Teaches Us About Not Giving Up on Prayer
Some prayers are whispered once and answered quickly. Others feel like shouting into the wind. If you have ever kept praying while…
New Christmas Albums for 2026: A Parents’ Guide to Family-Friendly Holiday Music
Christmas music has already arrived. Over the past week, several new holiday albums have landed or been announced, and a few of…
When the Holidays Hurt: How to Walk Beside a Grieving Friend This Season
The holidays are almost here. Stores are filling with lights, calendars are filling with gatherings, and many of us are already thinking…
Youngest Adults Are Going to Church More: What a New Pew Report Means for Families
For years, many headlines about faith in America told the same story: fewer people in the pews, especially young people. This week,…
Why a Boy Who Never Knew a Mother’s Love Built a Magazine for Families
From the Founder is a personal reflection from Jonathan Anthony Burkett, author, songwriter and founder of Upstormed. People sometimes ask me why…
For Such a Time as This: What Esther Teaches Us About Courage and Purpose
Have you ever wondered why you ended up where you are? The family you were born into, the job you hold, the…
Lismore’s Lost Monastery: How a Tiny Scottish Island Uncovered Its Christian Roots
Off the west coast of Scotland, at the mouth of a long sea loch called Loch Linnhe, sits the small island of…
Bethany Hamilton: Lost an Arm to a Shark at 13, Back on Her Board in a Month
This Saturday, while many families are handing out candy, it is worth remembering a different October 31. On that day in 2003,…
Neglected But Undefeated: Why Jonathan Anthony Burkett’s Memoir Still Matters
Some books entertain us. Some books teach us. And a few books do something rarer: they sit beside us in our hardest…
The Father Who Ran: What the Prodigal Son Teaches Us About Coming Home
Some of the most powerful words Jesus ever spoke came in a short story about a family. A father had two sons.…
Saying Sorry Well: A Simple Family Guide to Making Things Right After Yelling
Every parent has had one of those days. The kids were slow getting out the door, the milk spilled, someone said something…
Black Tuesday at 97: What the 1929 Crash Teaches Families About Trust
Ninety-seven years ago tomorrow, on Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the New York Stock Exchange had one of the worst days in its…
Harriet Tubman: The Woman Who Walked Out of Slavery and Kept Going Back
Some people are born into calm waters. Harriet Tubman was born into the fiercest storm of her time. She was born into…
Though He Lost Everything: What Job Teaches Us About Trusting God in the Dark
Some storms arrive one cloud at a time. Others seem to break all at once. The book of Job tells the story…
Chores by Age: A Practical Family Guide to Giving Kids Real Responsibility
Every family knows the scene. Dinner is over, the sink is full, and somehow everyone has disappeared except Mom or Dad. Giving…
Martians, Headlines and Half-Truths: The Real Story of 1938’s War of the Worlds
Eighty-eight years ago this Friday, on the night before Halloween, Martians “landed” in New Jersey. At least, that is what a radio…
Helen Keller: Deaf and Blind at 19 Months, She Rose to Inspire the World
Some storms arrive suddenly. For Helen Keller, one came in February 1882, when she was about 19 months old. An illness left…
Neglected, Yet He Forgave: The Freedom at the Heart of Jonathan’s Memoir
Forgiveness is one of the hardest words in any language. It is easy to talk about when the hurt is small. It…
But If Not: What the Fiery Furnace Teaches Us About Trusting God in the Fire
Some trials come with a warning. Others arrive all at once, hot and fierce, and there seems to be no way around…
Dunkirk 1940: The Little Ships, a Day of Prayer and a Rescue Against the Odds
In late May 1940, the situation looked grim for Britain and its allies. Soldiers were pressed against the sea at the French…
Five Small Daily Habits That Keep Married Couples Connected
Most marriages are not built in grand gestures. They are built in the ordinary minutes: the coffee in the morning, the text…