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How to live longer, happier and more fulfilling lives is a hot topic that’s being discussed consistently over various platforms and cultures. There are a host of different answers that can be argued, but there is one spiritual practice that makes the list almost every time.  Gratitude.  Especially this time of year when the holiday […]

We likely have all received comments that live in our head “rent-free”. Some of them are praises and validations of our accomplishments, appearance, or personality. While others are painful reminders of ways we are unsatisfactory in the eyes of people or maybe even ourselves. These opinions take up a great deal of our attention and become the

The thriving sustainability of missionaries sounds like a great thing, right? It lines up with the heart of Christ to go to all the nations sharing the Gospel and making disciples. But as the body of Christ what does that actually mean for us? How do we take a nice sentiment and put it into action?Our team

Have you ever been in a metaphorical pit? A pit so deep that the light’s distant rays are barely visible? You try to claw your way out but every attempt seems to land you at rock bottom. How about a pit that you dug yourself? Where the cares of this world have been more enticing than

The world is brimming with distractions. Career advancements with better pay and more hours. Friends and family who keep you busy with new reasons to celebrate. The wave of voices coming from our phones telling us what we want to hear. How do we remember our purpose in it all? Better yet how do we not lose

The Sermon on the Mount is composed of the highlights of Jesus’ teachings as he “began to go all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people” (Matthew 4:23, CSB). He articulates carefully to the crowds a new way of living that

Out of curiosity or discouragement, eagerness or hope, you may have pondered these questions:  How do we grow in relationship with Christ? How do we make progress in such holy work? What are markers of true and dedicated lives to Jesus? We have found 2 Peter 1:2-15 to be a tested source of life and hope in the face

Have you watched a loved one run from the Father’s arms straight into the one who has come only to kill, steal, and destroy? Have you felt pangs of hopelessness creep in over time? Or maybe felt that the Lord’s arm is too short to reach them (a lie from the enemy himself)? If yes,

From the time sin entered the world in Genesis 3, God has been in the work of not wasting the suffering experienced by His creation. Among other things, He allows the heartaches of this world to be utilized for our sanctification, for we grow greatly in the valleys.  John 11 is a perfect example of

Kristi McLeland, a Bible teacher focusing on the historical and cultural context of the Bible, talks about the Hebrew tradition of putting titles to stories that differs from our western tradition. Her best known example comes from Luke 15, what we famously call “The Prodigal Son.” In a Middle Eastern context, they know this as