Article Created for Relationship God separates first. Then God fills. And in between? God has always set aside sacred time — worship, prayer, Sabbath, community — not as obligations to check off, but as invitations to come close.
Songs & Music Mercy Wins Jesus didn't just show mercy — he made it a defining mark of his people. He was describing people shaped from the inside out by the mercy they had already received.
Article God Speaks Into the Mess God didn't wait for the world to clean itself up before he showed up. Jesus was placed in a feeding trough — a food trough — at birth. Not exactly where you'd expect to find a king, let alone the God who made everything. But that's the kind of God we serve.
christmas What Does It Mean That God Is Love? In a world filled with endless distractions and competing desires, understanding what it truly means that "God is love" can feel overwhelming. Yet this fundamental truth about God's character offers us the most profound hope and direction for our lives.
christmas Looking to the Manger As we go about our days, let us return frequently to the manger, remembering that God is still with us today, waiting to be born and reborn in our lives anew.
christmas Love Comes in the Waiting: An Advent Reflection on Love An Advent devotional filled with love.
christmas Joyfully Prophetic Can we find joy not despite our waiting but through it? The text suggests that authentic spiritual joy might be found precisely in those moments when we engage with the tension between present reality and future hope, between what is and what will be.
christmas Living with Holy Imagination: Preparing for Christ's Return Mary's song paints a beautiful picture of a God whose deep love actively heals and restores our broken world, serving as a living invitation to join in this ongoing work of transformation.
christmas Rediscovering Advent's Gift of Hope In our rushed culture that demands constant productivity and acquisition, Advent calls us to be still, to create space for what matters most.
Article Sent by God Your mission field is wherever God has placed you today. Your calling is real, your purpose is significant, and your God is ready to work through you in ways that will amaze you.
Article What Do Your Words Say? So let's be people whose word means something. Let's be people who don't need elaborate oaths or religious language to back up what we say. Let's be people whose yes is yes and whose no is no.
Article Sowing Seeds of Faith The power for transformation isn't in us as the sower or in the soil itself - it's in the seed, the gospel message of hope in Jesus Christ.
Article Great Sunday Attendance Doesn't Mean Your Church is Spiritually Healthy When both elements are present and thriving, you get a community that doesn't just count members—it transforms lives.
Article Why Your Anger Might Be More Dangerous Than You Think The question isn't whether we'll face conflict and anger. We will. The question is: Will we let those challenges drive us toward greater Christlikeness and deeper community? Or will we let them harden our hearts and divide us from others?
Article Are We Missing the Point? (Part Two) Maybe it's time to remember that church isn't supposed to be a place where perfect people gather to maintain their perfection. It's supposed to be a place where broken people come together to experience the healing, hope, and hospitality of Jesus.
Article Are We Missing the Point? True hospitality isn't about having the right programs or saying the right words. It's about creating space where people can belong before they believe, where questions are welcomed rather than feared, and where someone's story matters more than their ability to recite the right theological answers.
Article Filled Full The religious establishment interpreted Jesus's actions as an attack on everything they held sacred. Yet Jesus was not the rebellious child dismantling tradition—He was about to open them up into all their fullness.
Article Reviving the Church The path forward requires a fundamental shift in perspective. Churches must move beyond merely "doing" church activities to authentically "being" the church. This distinction is more than semantic—it represents a complete reorientation of priorities and practices.
Article Salt, Light, and the Art of Transformative Living In a world increasingly polarized between withdrawal and accommodation, Jesus offers his followers a third way—one that transforms rather than retreats, influences rather than isolates.
Article Ask, Seek, Knock The more we experience God's generosity, the more generous we become. The more we receive His love, the more love we have to give. The more we understand His heart for us, the more our hearts expand for others.
Article From Doubt to Faith Breaking Through Our Impossible Barriers On May 6, 1954, something remarkable happened that would forever change how we think about human limitations. Roger Bannister stood at the starting line of the Iffley Road track in Oxford, England, preparing to attempt what many considered impossible: running a mile in under four
Article What Is Worthy of Our Ultimate Devotion? Every day, we make decisions about what we value most. Sometimes, these are conscious choices, but often, they're revealed in how we spend our time, money, and energy.
Article The Heart of True Fasting May this season be more than a time of temporary abstinence. May it be a catalyst for lasting transformation—transformation that manifests in justice, generosity, and self-giving love. For this, according to Isaiah, is the fast that God has chosen.
christmas Looking to the Manger As we go about our days, let us return frequently to the manger, remembering that God is still with us today, waiting to be born and reborn in our lives anew.
