Community

Generous

I pray for an open heart to not only give love but to receive it as well.

Connection

After going through a season of rejection, connection has seemed to be the next step in the journey.

Give Them Hope

It is your personal assignment to deliver the hope of Jesus to the world in which you live.

The Danger of Our Obsessions

The Lord will give us a greater understanding of the world around us and offer us a deeper mercy for those with whom we may disagree.

In the Meanwhile

What you choose to do can enrich and inspire, uplift and encourage, and possibly make your little part of the world a little brighter.

Subverting Culture

When we choose to respond to hate with love, then hate can only smolder until it burns itself up.

Spectator Sport

I won’t lay my cloak at the feet of Saul, nor follow the crowd.

Foxhole Believers

God will position people to be with us in the conflict to let us know we are not alone.

Rejection

By not sticking to my boundaries, I let the nonacceptance affect me significantly.

Responding to the Mockers

These negative attacks should never become a license to respond in the same as the ones who mockingly dismissed you and your position.

Gather

God designed each of us to live in community and to grow in our walk with Christ.

Sweet Revenge

Even as the wicked sprout like grass, and thrive, they’re doomed! 

3 Ways to Recover Joy

Joy is still possible depending on how deeply connected to God we feel and how deeply connected to others we feel.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Prayers of Rest – with Asheritah Ciuciu

Do you feel too busy to pray? Then you’re invited to find REST in God’s loving presence. Today’s guest, Asheritah Ciuciu, offers you a respite from your spiritual to-do list in her book, Prayers of Rest: 365 Prompts to Hear God’s Voice.  

Death by Gossip

Life and healing come through honest communication with the right person in the right way at the right time.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Embracing Diversity of a Different Kind – with Dr. Oletha Barnett

Heated arguments between keyboard warriors, “unfriending” family or friends who believe differently than us, and wars on the international stage—our world is full of conflict. Dr. Oletha Barnett believes God created diversity far beyond race and that He designed diversity, which can often lead to conflict, to grow us, and give us opportunities to practice biblical principles. Through that, we can find unity.

Be Mindful of Your Words

Gossip is driven by pride, jealousy, comparison, envy, and manmade religion which always turns into hate.

Why I Do This

At times, we start ill-advised fights and make matters worse by forgetting to handle things out of the resources God has given us. 

Rebuild or Walk Away?

God wants you to surround yourself with those who lift you up, help you flourish, and move you forward.