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Has your ignorance ever manifested itself in such a way that you were shocked, grieved, and challenged? But then resolved to gain wisdom? Mine has…multiple times. One of the most memorable was the year after I got married. Something happened after Sarah and I tied the knot that prepared me for the

It’s always been there. I just haven’t always noticed it. It’s thin, this thread. So thin that it often seems to disappear. But it is indeed there. It’s always there. It runs through every single event in my life. From before I can even remember. It always appears bigger in the past than it does in

“God has revealed certain channels through which he regularly pours out his favor. And we’re foolish not to take his word on them and build habits of spiritual life around them.” – Mathis Becoming a Christian is more than adopting a new set of beliefs. Belief is at the core of Jesus’ gospel, but new […]

“Our war against the three enemies of the soul is not a war of guns and bombs. It’s not against other people at all. It’s a war on lies. And the problem is less that we tell lies and more that we live them; we let false narratives about reality into our bodies, and they […]

“Joy to the World!” “Let heaven and nature sing!” Each and every year, Christmas is supposed to bring a season of joy and laughter; magic and fun. It’s a time to be filled with cheer, soak in extra time with family, and spread kindness to our neighbors. Joy to the world. And joy to the […]

Nowhere in the New Testament can you find the phrase

When I graduated high school I repeated a pattern most of the kids in my town followed. I enrolled in a local college about 20 minutes from my house. I didn’t have to move out. I didn’t have to quit my job or leave town. I didn’t have to pay for tuition. I didn’t have to start over. It made sense

Last week, we defined Spiritual renewal as: living each day with a functional belief that all the promises of God in the Gospel are true

Consider with me some challenging questions about following Jesus in a broken world. When it comes to facing rejection; weathering conflict; encountering tragedy; resisting temptation; and combatting loneliness

In the villages of Costa Rica, a man acquired a motorcycle, but had no clue how to operate it. Being a proud villager, he refused to ask for help and was content merely to push that powerful machine from one village to another, never realizing its full potential. He had no idea how it started. He di