Scripture
Thanking God for His Godness this Thanksgiving
When life is difficult or uncertain, we can always thank God for being steadfast, loving, and eternal.
The Vault in Your Soul
"If you ever take a selfie next to Fort Knox, the fort is actually the second most heavily defended thing in the photo."
Jesus’ Most Counterintuitive Command
"God gives simple instructions, but they aren't always easy to live out."
4 Ways to Experience God in Transition
Life is full of transitions, both exciting and painful. But how do we go through tranistions and difficult seasons with God? How did Moses?
False Guilt or the Holy Spirit? Learning to Discern
I knew I needed to change my actions. But it wasn’t due to anxiety. Or fear. Or shame. Those motivators were much more familiar to me.
What to Do When Life Gets Hard
In college, I got a Bachelor of Science degree in recreation and leisure studies. I avoided anything and everything that was hard.
Trusting the Vinegrower for 2018
In a contentious and divided culture, abounding in fruit and abiding in Jesus are as important as ever. Here are four practices that can help us do both in the coming year.
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Prayer
Advent is full of the trappings of the coming of God. But often, among the church services, the charitable donations, and the renditions of “O Holy Night,” we miss God. Like Zechariah, we can be so busy creating space for God to dwell that we forget to prepare our own hearts.
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Remembering
How can looking back deepen our trust in God for the future? An often-overlooked passage from Matthew’s Gospel provides an answer.