Blog Archives

When Anxiety Comes, part 1
Our anxiety is sometimes a result of a lack of communication, especially with God.

Getting Off My High Horse
How often are we deceived into believing we deserve something when it’s actually God who does because he is our above-and-beyond Provider.

Can You Hear Those Deafening Thoughts?
You can take the worries off your mind, because God has you on his.

Christian Ghosting
Attempting to hide from God is as old as the garden, so try resolutions and honest communication instead of a slow fade.

Wake, O Sleeper!
As a fierce storm rages around us, will we not wake from our sleep and join the battle over the life-changing truth of the gospel?

Deconstructing Deconstructionism
If you really want to explore the questions you have about your faith, dive right in to God’s Word instead of manmade arguments.

When we don’t have words
In all circumstances, it is a privilege to pray, but sometimes it is all right to be quiet and wait on the Lord.

Perfect Timing
Do you have questions today about God’s timing and provision? If so, don’t lose heart, because God is faithfully in control.

What the World Does For Evil, God Does For Good
The Bible says magic is evil and a human attempt to circumvent God.

How Well Do We Dwell in the Waiting?
We are not hard wired to wait, yet God requires that we do so. How will you respond to such a calling?

So You Say You Want Your Freedom?
Doing what you want when you want sounds nice, but if you ask someone who has lived that life, you may hear about a life of self-destruction.

Christian Young People vs. Back-to-School Realities
Summertime church camps, student conferences, and mission trips . . . it’s been a great break for our students, but going back to school is an opportunity for Satan to strike.

Changing the Narrative by Looking at the Cross
If there’s one people group that can bridge the racial divide, it’s Christians.

The Furnace of Affliction
If you choose to focus on your sin and slip into a pit of despair and depression, you will not accomplish the task to which you are called.

God Myth #1: We are Good
Humanity is messed up by nature, but many make the mistake of thinking we are good enough.

The Cost of Obedience
If your future is in God’s hands, you will have your fair share of heartaches but also more than you could ever ask for or dream about.

Spiritual Stiffness is Painful
In your walk with the Lord, will you push through the sacrifice and pain that it sometimes takes to have abundant life?

Heart Hanger Moments
Worship takes place when the holy penetrates the ordinary and we are left in awe of the God of the universe.

Tune My Heart to Sing God’s Grace
When God created music and the incredibly talented people who write and sing it, he meant for it to change people’s lives.

Hiding From Your Purpose and Burying Your Identity
We can’t hide from the purpose that God has placed in our lives.

Spiritual Warfare Begins Early
Contrary to popular belief, the sin nature begins at birth, but we can be to be equipped to to beat it with with God’s armor.

We Need All Five Bars
If you’re feeling out of fellowship with God, you’re the one who created the distance, not Him.

When the Unimaginable Happens
When worst fears become reality, the Bible is your weapon against spiraling down to the darkest of places.

How to Experience a Heart Shift
It’s easy to mask feelings of loneliness when you have a smile on your face, but it can be a precious time of listening to the Father.

Letting Go of the Peanuts
Letting go of what binds you, causes unforgiveness, and keeps you from glorifying God is the stumbling block to true joy.

If Only God Would Let Me Take Over
When you’re a fixer and a planner, it’s hard to wait on the Lord for his plan, even when you know it’s the best thing to do.

What the Foolish Man Builds
Let’s be done with temporary structures and build God’s kingdom one lost soul at a time.

Time is Not a Healer
We’ve heard it our entire lives, but is it true that time can heal or is there healing power in Christ alone?

The Best and Worst Are Kin
Difficult and heartbreaking circumstance can actually bring deeper relationships and more mature faith.

Your Time is Short. Pack It With Prayer.
Last words are windows to the soul, and they reveal true priorities: What will yours be?

Haters Gonna Hate
What will you do when criticism, negativity, hatred, and persecution come to your doorstep?

Measuring Up and Mother’s Day
When you feel defeated, burdened, and ashamed of past mistakes, God’s grace covers you sufficiently.

Joy Comes in the Mourning
In your brokenness, know that from God’s perspective, you are covered by grace and used for his glory.

Never Forsaken: Just Ask Me
Child of God, It may like feel like he has left you alone and forgotten, but I promise you he has not and will not.

Walking Through Grief-Part Three
Though we are not worthy of it, God calls us victorious and brings us out of the deep waters of grief.

Walking Through Grief-Part Two
If you’re grieving right now, there are enemies preventing your healing, especially Satan.

Walking Through Grief-Part One
When you’re hurting and weary of the constant pain of loss, don’t hesitate to use your support network.

Walking Through Grief-an Introduction
There are different kinds of loss, but the most devastating one is that of a loved one, but God proves himself faithful despite the pain it brings.

Choosing to Abide in Him
Spending quality, uninterrupted time with God is truly the only way to become more like him.

More Than a Plot of Dirt
Everything on this earth is temporary, but our true, eternal hope is in a kingdom where God sits on his holy throne.

What Can You Make With Lemons?
God gives us opportunities to love and serve people, but what about when we’re at rock bottom and can’t go on?

Let’s Just Be Honest
It you’re a child of God, there should be no guilt, shame, or condemnation for having human emotions. Take them all to Him.

One of Those Things On the “I Can’t Do This” List
How does a Christian family deal with the pain, anger, and disappointment of teen pregnancy?

How’s Your Soul?
To persevere as believers, we must pay attention to the health of our souls.

Hear His Voice Above the Noise
How, then, do we pray when the world is in chaos?

What is God’s Proper Place?
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The chaos of our lives and desire to take care of our people can prevent us from reflecting on God.

Lay Down That Offense
Nurturing those hurts and offenses will keep you from enjoying the fullness of God’s peace and joy.

Praise Lessons From Prison
Praising God in the storms and dungeons of our lives is possible only through the power of God..

Are You Dissatisfied With God?
Complaints from God’s people are nothing new, but His perspective on our lives is eternal, not temporal.

Is the Church Really Filled With Hypocrites?
If you have been burned, disappointed, or hurt by the church, you are not alone.