The Power of Confession
“Confession is a powerful spiritual practice in our lives.
The “Now” Culture
We live in a culture that thrives on the instant. We want things to happen right away—from packages arriving in the mail in two days to downloading movies immediately to our phones.
Behavioral Habits
We all have habits. Hopefully most of us brush our teeth every night, many of us go on a run or hit the gym every morning, and some of us acquire bad habits like chewing our nails or the end of a pen.
The Driving Pain
Most of us like to avoid pain at all costs. But world-famous surgeon Paul Brand will tell you that pain is an important and valuable tool our bodies have to tell us what is wrong.
Compelling Conversions
God’s grace, redemption, and abounding love is offered to all of us no matter our backgrounds, past mistakes or the struggles we face.
The Prosperity Crave
We might believe that God will always protect and provide for us in the ways that we expect.
A Conservationist’s Observations
Discipleship is important because our faith is not grown simply by learning more about God. Conservationist Cara Daneel explained that environmental education experts found
Tested And Proven
Our faith is not only tested, but it is tested to the point of being proven genuine. Persecution and suffering may feel like they are too much to handle many times,
Spiritual Cultivation
There’s one type of image that pops up in Scripture repeatedly when describing the growth of Christians
Grace For Good
Les Misérables is one of the most popular novels turned musical turned movie (twice). One of the overarching themes is grace. Jean Valjean, the main character,
Confidence In Christ
“So when the devil throws your sins in your face and declares that you deserve death and hell, tell him this: ‘I admit that I deserve death and hell, what of it?
Choosing Faith
One of Shauna Niequist’s books is called Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living.
Blessed Are The Persecuted
In a review from Christianity Today on the book They Say We Are Infidels: On the Run from ISIS with Persecuted Christians in the Middle East,
Past Acceptance
In the movie Hitch, Will Smith’s character says, “You can’t really know where you’re going, until you know where you’ve been.”
Man of Sorrows
Now Jesus, the perfect and final sacrifice, would die for the sins of all humanity in order to deliver all who believe from sin and death forever.
Falling Short
History is filled with dedicated individuals who devoted their lives to one great passion or cause. The podcast Placemakers highlights the life of one such individual, Jane Jacobs
Protecting The Vulnerable
The Ordinance is a documentary by Deidox Films that shows church communities in Texas working together to protect people from predatory payday loans.
Risk of Faith
Penn Jillette is part of the world famous magic act Penn & Teller and a notorious atheist. In this video, he shares a story about a man who gives him a Gideon Bible
False Understanding
A 2014 study from Ligonier Ministries found: “Just under half of Americans (45 percent) say there are many ways to heaven—which conflicts with traditional views