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When Resistance Rises… Remember This!

If you’ve ever decided to make a positive change in your life—whether in your health, your marriage, or your walk with God—you’ve probably noticed something: the moment you push forward, something pushes back. That’s not an accident. That’s resistance. Nehemiah knew all about it. When he set out to rebuild the broken walls of Jerusalem,…

When a Burdened Heart Meets the Promises of God

Most of us know what it feels like to pray from a place of desperation. Life hits hard, the world feels unstable, and our words to God sound more like pleas than prayers. But there’s a way to approach prayer that not only brings comfort but also makes an impact: praying with a burdened heart…

The Day God Opened My Ears

How God is restoring my story. That place in life that feels so dry, so empty, that you can’t imagine anything beautiful growing there again? For me, that desert was my hearing. About 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma—a benign brain tumor. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn’t…

How to Access God’s Strength

Real talk—life isn’t easy. We all face days when the weight of our circumstances feels like too much to carry. But here’s the good news: God’s strength is not just a vague hope or a distant possibility. It’s a promise—one that’s meant to be received, not just admired from afar. Throughout Scripture, God’s reputation is…

Meditation is the Key to a Flourishing Life

The Secret to a Flourishing Life is Meditating on Scripture If you could choose one daily habit that would transform the direction of your life, what would it be? Psalm 1 offers a surprising answer: meditate on God’s Word, day and night. In a world obsessed with quick fixes and instant results, this ancient wisdom…

You Are Under Construction

Do you ever feel like a mess, as if you don’t have it all together? After having received Jesus Christ, Paul wanted the new believers in Colossae to learn what it means to walk (or live their lives) in Him. Paul didn’t want them to get sidetracked, ripped off, and tangled up by arguments that…

Jesus at the Center

Jesus Christ came to make the invisible God, visible. Since the beginning of time, people have sought to understand their purpose and identity. In essence, they have pondered the questions, “Who am I, and why do I exist?” Looking for purpose in financial success, accruing possessions, relationships, or pleasure will always leave us wanting more.…

Let’s Grow

In the book of Colossians, Paul desires that Christ-followers lead a life of worth, pleasing the Lord in everything. What does that look like? Good news: Paul tells us. Paul wrote in ancient Greek, and in Greek, he gives four participial phrases in vs. 10-14 that flesh out how God helps us live a life…

Praying God-Sized Prayers

According to Ephesians 3:20… … God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine because His power is at work within us. I can imagine some big things and God wants to do even more than that through prayer! Elijah was able to ask radical things of God, and God answered because…

God is Love

God is Love Every Christian denomination has a belief statement that all agree on this: God is Trinity. Many of us, if we are honest, believe in the Trinity but have no idea what that means. What is God? It is an important question because What God IS will influence how we interact with him.…