No Guts, No Glory

Uncanny and uncomfortable. What do these two words have in common? When it comes to God and His unusual ways, one must do something uncomfortable to be able to see or experience something uncanny....

When You’re Close to Caving Part II

Fear does funny things to us. Even strong and steadfast people tend to do things outside of their character when faced with fear. Many times fear tests our faith. However, our faith is our...

When You’re Close to Caving

Fear does funny things to us. Even strong and steadfast people tend to do things outside of their character when faced with fear. Many times fear tests our faith. However, our faith is our...

Your Work is Your Witness

As followers of Jesus we may find ourselves to start to proliferate or expand a kingdom that has the power to change the world. Jesus teaches us that this powerful kingdom, the Kingdom of...

The God Outside The Gate

In today’s world we are living in futile times, but in the economy of God, futile times become fertile times. Futile times become fertile times when we trust in God in the fullness of...

Set Apart

When diverse groups of people share one space, what do they do in those situations? They sit apart. It’s just easier that way with much less grumble, but also less growth; much less fuss,...

Flip the Script

Last week we discussed scrapping the script when things don’t go as planned the way we expect them to, but with the Lord, He has his own plans for us. This week we’re going...

Scrap the Script

Plans, plans, plans. We all make plans and love to follow them. After all, setting a goal cannot be done without a…plan. But what happens when things don’t go according to plan? Are we...

Power in a Push

Even just one small stone dropped into still waters makes a ripple effect. Even just one small gesture can make a big difference in someone’s life. No matter how big or small your stone...

Extend Your Stay

Abide. It’s a simple word and easy to grasp but hard to do. It may be challenging sometimes to stay in a relationship, a sport, school or a career, but abiding or staying comes...