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God is With Us in the Struggle
Struggling to feel holly and jolly? As the song goes, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year...” Yet, for some of us it’s been hard to move into a space that reflects the reality of that sentiment. It may have been months since you last hugged your grandchildren,...
Rest is Part of Your Discipleship
Rest is part of your discipleship. One of the ways we actively imitate both the life and teachings of Jesus is by resting. Knowing the Father, becoming like the Son and participating in the work of the Spirit requires that you rest. What is rest to you? Take a minute...
God’s People Choosing Hell is Nothing New
There are only two kingdoms. You realize that, right? There’s the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of Hell on earth. That kingdom is completely divorced from God and rejects His standards, no matter what it tells itself. Because there are only two kingdoms, there are...
Who’s Your Daddy?
How to Disciple During a Pandemic
Jesus left you here to make disciples. Pandemic or no pandemic, as followers of Christ, we are called to one mission. So, regardless of what the world throws our way, it must not interfere with our job (the Great Commission) to make disciples of all nations. But...
A Powerful New Perspective on Unity
Disunity is growing. Unity seems elusive today, even within the Body of Christ. Over and over Paul reminds us about the importance of unity in his letters and yet there is still a growing disunity among Christians. That could be due to a misunderstanding about what...
Beware of Self-Satisfaction With Your Christian Life
“Enough” of a Christian doesn’t mean “enough” with God. The self-satisfaction we can feel as Christians is killing us because we can really believe that whatever we do for God is good enough. We can feel confident that since we’re probably enough of a Christian for...
Why Aren’t We Believing in the Truth of God?
How is it that we pray, we go to church, we sit in Bible studies, belt out Christian songs and yet we still do not trust God? How come we strive after all the things we know God asks of us in the easy times and yet when things get hard or sad or ugly or down right...
How To See Irritations As Opportunities To Reflect Jesus
Irritations are opportunities. That was my big take-a-way from what Lindsey Papantoniou shared this past Saturday during our FB Live. I have an endless list of things that irritate me daily! It can start as simple as someone leaving 2 drops of lemonade in the jug in...
For Such a Time as This…
I feel compelled to put this reminder out there: ALL of the ills that encompass 2020 do not escape God’s omniscience and omnipotence. He is still all-knowing and all-powerful! So, the world should not be experiencing a bunch of prune-faced “Christians” filled with...
Make Sure Jesus is Defining Your Identity Right Now: Do you identify with the world or Christ?
Our identity is defined by something. So, when people look at you, who do you reflect? If someone snooped on your social media, where would they say your allegiance lay? When you talk about people or causes or politics or Covid or whatever, is it Jesus in you that’s...
The Ugly Truth About Division and the Church
Is anyone else struggling with the intense disagreements and division all around us? It’s on the news, on social media, in public square, our schools and even in our churches. It seems non-stop, in-your-face, relentless. It’s every-where-you-turn! Ironically though,...