Have you ever held yourself back from doing something because you felt like you have no authority over it? Are you trusting more in your own capabilities and power to do something more than God's capa...  Read More

And it was that night that a girl who knew not very much about God, but a lot of scary things about death, listened anew to the story about a man hanging on a cross. Except that the man was no ordina...  Read More

When we give to someone, we receive something. Let’s talk human relationships in the scope of reciprocity. How does this work?...  Read More

One of the hardest things about reconciling is admitting when we're wrong. We all like to think that we're right all the time, but that's just not realistic. If we're honest with ourselves, there will...  Read More

But this idea of “quiet quitting” has made me uncomfortable, and as I see it being referenced on various LinkedIn posts, in social media and in the news with increasing regularity, I began to realize ...  Read More

When I do take inventory and consider the example and commands of Jesus, I am fully compelled to engage in small group life once more. You see, no matter what excuses I come up with or discomforts I m...  Read More

When we allow the spirit to be added to our lives through prayer, worship, fellowship and study we are given a lot of tools that help in the craziest of situations and circumstances. Suddenly, everyth...  Read More

In our culture today, many Christians have a very imbalanced view of these two components. We've become very action-oriented while forgetting the importance of doctrine and knowledge. We want to do th...  Read More

With so many ways to express our praise to God, what is it that is holding us back? Let us never allow pride to hold us back. Let us never allow fear to hold us back. Let us never allow the very thing...  Read More

We can see the interruptions and unplanned events as distractions from the Lord OR as ways He can use our lives to minister to others in His name. A distraction pulls away from our focus. If my focu...  Read More

I would love to say that God has responded to me in an audible voice. The reality, though, is that most often He speaks to me through His Word and through the mundane moments in life that would pass ...  Read More

But this translation in the English Standard Version instructs us to “let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.” When I focus on the w...  Read More