Letters Featured A Higher Calling for Election Day and Beyond Election exhaustion is real. Regardless of tonight's outcome, Paul has wise words on your higher calling as a follower of Jesus.
New Testament Does the Bible Support War or Violence? The world feels like it's on fire. But what does Jesus have to say about war, violence, and retribution? Here are some top Biblical reasons why we should choose life over violence.
New Testament What the Lord's Prayer Reveals about God as Father A Father's Day reflection on the goodness of God as your heavenly Father.
Reflections Featured The Tapestry of Our Faith Our faith and the Scriptures are like a tapestry. Up close, the colors may seem to clash at first. The threads are wild, but as we zoom out, mature, and see it in the context of the tapestry of God’s plans, the convergence of grace and God’s story makes a lot more sense.
Atonement Turn Your Eyes: Celebrating Yom Kippur Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is today! Discover its significance and meaning for your spiritual healing.
Ephesians Cleaning the Stove of Life (Ephesians 1:3-6): The more heated life becomes, the more gooped-up it feels. But Jesus called you before the foundation of the world for a different purpose.
Ephesians Featured A Powerful Prayer (part 2) (Ephesians 1:18-23) What if you had the universe's greatest power within you? The Apostle Paul tackles the incomparable power of Christ within you.
Love Love in the Face of Violence In the face of his betrayal and death, Jesus chose humility and love. And in the face of a horrible racist hate crime, Christians are called to love in the face of violence.
Prayer A Powerful Prayer (part 1) (Ephesians 1:15-19). Paul's powerful prayer for the church at Ephesus will embolden your prayer life for others to know and to seek God.
Holy Week A Not-So-Last Supper: Good Friday Reflections The Final Supper begins and ends in praise. It’s communal. And it points forward to Christ’s return. Though it’s a solemn scene, it is a victorious one.
Resurrection Healing a World of Harms Our world is full of harms. How do we reconcile God's goodness with humanity's evil? What is our hope? The apostle John offers a hope and a mission to answer this.
Worship "It is finished." Jesus has liberated you to worship Lenten Reflection: Christ said "It is finished" at the cross. What does this mean for your life, and how does it affect your daily worship?
Ephesians The Deposit of the Holy Spirit The deposit of the Holy Spirit: There's the redemption of the cross, the personal redemption of ourselves, and then the final redemption of all things on heaven and earth.
Love Invited into the Way of Love (Ephesians 5:1-2) Jesus invites you into the way of love. The way He has loved the world through sacrifice and as a pleasing aroma to God.
Letters Never Lose the Wonder (Ephesians 1:7-10) Deep joy. Rapture. Wonder. We see these traits in kids, but what about in adults? Here's why you should never lose your wonder in God.
Worship Relearning the Definition of Worship After a crisis in spiritual identity and anxiety over worshipping the right way, God showed me the true definition of worship.
Knowing God Friendship with a Mission Jesus calls his disciples friends. They know him and what he stands for. Jesus also calls you friend. His friendship is beautiful, loving, and whole. And it comes with a mission...
Hope Thanksgiving: Finding Sweetness in the Desert of 2020 We're entering this sacred time of family, food, and connection with weary souls. We've shuffled through the desert of 2020, and we're ready for some manna.
Ephesians We are God's Workmanship (Ephesians 2:4-10) Like a woodworker's purposeful design, we are God's "workmanship" crafted to radiate His glory and goodness.
Colossians Christian, Clothe Yourself with Compassion [+ Free eBook] (Colossians 3:12-14) Paul explains what it looks like to be clothed in Christ. Here's 7 practical ways Christians should take this to heart.
Colossians Your Interior Renovation Plan: No Shiplap or Property Brothers Required (Colossians 3:9-10) HGTV is king of home makeovers, but God reigns over hearts. Here's a reminder about God's plan to renovate you.
Colossians The Mr. Miyagi of the Bible has a Word for You (Colossians 3:1-4) Daniel LaRusso is discipled and pushed by Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. The Apostle Paul is here to set your eyes on the right goal too.
Colossians Voluntary Prisoners (Colossians 2:20-23) Paul shows how we are voluntary prisoners to the religion of self. He ends with a call of freedom in Christ.
Colossians Chasing Shadows: Paul VS. the Religion of Self (Colossians 2:16-19) Paul confronts the shadows we like to chase instead of the Light of the World.
Colossians Your Life's Debt & God's Gracious Payment (Colossians 2:13-15) Imagine an invoice for your life. It would itemize your sins line by line. What is to be done with this kind of debt?
