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Healthy Doubts

Belief, Doubt, Faith, Questions, Spiritual Health

Questioning your faith or experiencing doubt does not mean that your faith isn’t real or that you are not spiritual enough. In fact, Barna…

Well Wrapped

Christian Life, Faith, Hypocracy, Spiritual Life, The Heart

“One year at Christmastime, my wife wanted some wrapped boxes to use for decoration. She took eight empty boxes and had them wrapped to…

When God Seems Silent

Apologetics, Creation, Faith, God's presence

When it feels like God is absent, we’re tempted to believe that he really is. “Atheists will tell us that the reason God seems…

Do It Again

Childlike Faith, Creation, Faith, GK Chesterton

Perhaps in the lessons we learned when we were young, we were closer to God than we realized; perhaps we have grown old and…

Faith In The Face of Fear

Confidence, Faith, Faith in God, Fear, God Is In Control

Our brains have chemical reactions to fear. The amygdala is a part of the brain that activates when we sense a threat stimulus and…

Living In 3D

Faith, Perspective, Reality, Worldview

Have you ever tried watching a 3D movie without a set of 3D glasses? The movie is flat and unimpressive; that is, until you…

An Example of Faith

Abraham, Example, Faith, Following God, Genesis, Hebrews, Obedience, Romans, Trust

“So Abram went, as the LORD had told him” ( Genesis 12:4). This is the demonstration of faith that the author of Hebrews, as…

Believing The Unseen

Belief, Christianity, Faith, Jesus

Do you believe in Santa Claus? While the idea of Santa can seem strange for a discussion about Jesus it brings up a good point…

Founder and Perfecter

Encouragement, Faith, Following Jesus, Hebrews, Parenting

Jesus is “the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). We may be able to understand this more in terms of a parent and…

A Lesson From The Crocus

Faith, God's Promises, Hope, Romans 8, Seasons, Trusting God

If you have ever lived in a place with harsh winters, you know that the coming spring is welcome with great anticipation. In some…

Trust Fall

Belief, Chrsitianity, Confidence, Faith, Trust Fall, Trusting God

Have you ever tried a “trust fall”? It’s when a person will free-fall backward into the arms of someone or a group of people….

Walk By Faith

Ephesians, Faith, Grace, Jesus, Saved

Kevin DeYoung has a good illustration regarding the role faith plays in our salvation. He speaks of walking out on frozen Lake Michigan. The…

Unscripted

Evangelism, Faith, Improv, Script, Sharing Faith, The Holy Spirit, Theater, Trust, Trusting God

In the world of theater, actors are given a script they can memorize and rehearse before they go out to perform. But when an…

Tune-Up

Beliefs, Christianity, Doctrine, Faith, Heresy, the Bible, The Church, Truth

Do you give your car a tune-up every year? You check the oil, fluids, tires, and make sure that everything is working properly. If…

A Balanced Approach

Faith, Forgiveness, Gift, Grace, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin

Recidivism is a problem in the American justice system. Recidivism refers to the likelihood of an individual who has been released committing a crime…

Finish The Race

Endurance, Faith, Father, God's Strength, Help, Perseverance, Promise, Race, Run The Race, Strength

Unlike most races, our spiritual race is not about coming in first. It’s about finishing. If we don’t give up, if we don’t quit,…

Gaining Strength

Challenges, Faith, Solid Foundation, Storms, Strength, Strong, Trials, Trust, Trusting God

“I read one time about how shipbuilders back in the days of sailboats would prepare the masts for their ships. They would go to…

False Advertising

Authenticity, Christian Life, Christians, Faith, Fruit, genuine, Healthy, Honesty, Hypocracy, Lukewarm

“Recently I saw a bag of potato chips with a bold declaration splashed across the front: ‘Zero grams of trans fat.’ I was glad…

Stagnate

Christian Walk, Complacency, Destruction, Faith, Growth, Maturity, Sin, Soul, Stagnate, The Heart

When water stagnates and is not active in any way, there is all kinds of potential for rotten things like diseases and the insects…

More Than A Trend

Eternity, Faith, Good News, Jesus, Jesus' Death, The Life of Jesus, Trends

We can see all sorts of trends come and go. Whether it’s disco, Rubik’s cubes, or the “Baby Shark” song, we have all experienced…