The commandments of God are simple: Love God and Love People.It’s not really that complicated.  But, when we hear the words...

Our culture is sort-of setup in a way that we have to hide our issues.  “Don’t let them see you sweat,” or “don’t let them see...

Jesus will never settle into a second-place spot in our lives.  The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords is first place in all things, and...

He loves to embarrass and shame.  He relentlessly attacks our minds with lies, our hearts with pride, and our souls with accusations.  He...

  An old, wise Cherokee Chief was once asked by a young boy, “Which wolf gets stronger?  To which the wise man replied, “The one...

Christmas is complicated enough. There are presents to pick, parking spots to find, and family dynamics to navigate.  With all the...

Christmas is just around the corner, which means the night after Christmas is right around the corner as well.  For most of us, the goal...

Everyone loves a Top 10 list. You know…top 10 places to visit. Top 10 songs of the 80’s. Top 10 lists are fun. When we read the Word of...

Ok, it might be time to admit that the world is sort of a dumpster fire.  Things seem quite disastrous, out of control, and toxic.  And...

Does it ever feel like nothing is working?  Deeper than that…Does it ever feel like Christianity isn’t working?  You do all the right...

Hearing and listening are two different things.  Hearing is the process of perceiving sound.  Listening is paying attention to a message...

Everyone loves a Top 10 list. You know…top 10 places to visit. Top 10 songs of the 80’s. Top 10 lists are fun. When we read the Word of...

Rotten: Decayed, Bad, Decomposed, and Spoiled.  Ripe: Matured, Good, Prepared, Developed and Ready.

Prayer doesn’t have to be a mystery.  Jesus made sure of it.  In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus teaches us how to pray, why we pray, and...

Often ignored.  Often justified.  Often excused. This arch enemy lurks in the background, disguising itself as a small thing to blend in,...

Everyone loves a Top 10 list. You know…top 10 places to visit. Top 10 songs of the 80’s. Top 10 lists are fun. When we read the Word of...

There is a war going on. There is a literal battle happening every single day, every single waking moment. It’s not in some distant...

Everyone loves a Top 10 list. You know…top 10 places to visit. Top 10 songs of the 80’s. Top 10 lists are fun. When we read the Word of...

Independence. It’s one of the core values of American culture. We are taught from an early age to be self-sufficient. We are told that...

As Christians, we’re supposed to love everyone. But what do we do about the people who are hard to love? Don’t call them by name, but...

Let’s just be honest and admit that there are things about us we know need to change.  We have work to do.  We are not where we need to...

Everyone loves a Top 10 list. You know…top 10 places to visit. Top 10songs of the 80’s. Top 10 lists are fun. When we read the...

Our Christmas to-do list can be long. I don’t know about you, but I often find myself going through the list in my head over and over...

No matter who you are, or where you’ve come from, or what you have done, or what has been done to you…God cares. He is eager to listen,...

  There was a time when talking about sexual relationships was taboo. Of course, people still had questions and issues, but no one...

Everyone knows what it is to be on a team. Maybe it was t-ball. Maybe it was the debate team. Maybe it was the military. Maybe it was a...

What comes to mind when you think about “the good life?”  Is it the right house, with the right cars in the driveway, and good health,...

Jesus wept. It’s the shortest sentence in the Bible but it reveals so much about who Jesus was. He was not aloof, or distant from the...

James is Jesus’ bold, little brother.  He starts off a skeptic – skeptical that his brother is God and not really feeling this whole...

To the dead man, He was life. To the prostitute, He was a second chance. To the broken, He was healing. To the searching, He was the...

The thought that we can hear from the God of the Universe sounds like a daring idea. Some might say, it’s presumptuous and even...

Imagine if every believer could answer that question with the name of a person who is far from God — a person for whom they’re praying...

Basic Training.  Sometimes referred to as Boot Camp.  It’s the very first thing every soldier does after getting on board.   And...

Pause for just a moment. Take a breath. Breathe deeply.  All that worry. All that angst. That endless to do list. Just put it aside. ...

When you’re a kid, the magic of Christmas is almost unparalleled.  Every single year kids everywhere anticipate having the best...

Each week we are given 168 hours, in increments of 24 hours, that make up 7 total days.  Everyone knows that.  It’s elementary. ...

There is a difference in believing that Jesus existed and believing in Jesus.  There is a big difference.  And there are all kinds of...

It is found in singing, but it is more than songs.  It is found in gatherings, but it is more than services.  It is found in teaching,...

Difficult times have a way of sharpening our focus. They give us time to examine our priorities and emphasize what is truly important. ...

We are going to let you in on a little secret.  Are you ready?  As Americans, we prefer a God who is small; a God we can manage,...

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have big questions about life and faith that I’m too embarrassed to ask out loud.  So, I ask...

Radiant is a cool word.  If you look up the definition, you will find that it describes “sending out light” and “glowing or shining...

You’ve heard us say it before: Love God.  Love people.  And, prove it.  But, why?  Why do we do this?  Our “why” is the same...

The Resurrection of Jesus is everything.  If Jesus raised from the dead, guilt doesn’t have the last word in our lives.  Shame...

The betrayal.  The arrest.  The trial.  All the events leading up to the crucifixion show us that it wasn’t Jesus who was really on...

There is a modern-day epidemic.  No, we’re not talking about that epidemic.  We are talking about one that is affecting virtually...

Every day we make countless decisions.  We often spend too much time wrestling with the little things like what to wear or where to eat,...

As scary as change is, there is something beautiful about being intentional about using the transition from one year to another to address...

Christmas isn’t just another holiday.  Christmas is the celebration of a moment that changed the entire course of history.  The miracle...

IT. HAS. BEEN. A. TOUGH. YEAR. No doubt about it. The upheaval, chaos, and change has left us longing for a simpler time with some of those...

Ahhhh, Thanksgiving!  It’s that time of the year when we get to eat, connect with family and friends, and take a moment to reflect on...

We are all messy people, and we all have stuff that we are embarrassed for others to find out about us.  Our lives can look like a hot...

In a world that is losing its mind during elections, God has called Christ-followers to be different.  Being different doesn’t mean...

When you need some home cookin’…When you need a shoulder to cry on…When you don’t know where to go…When you’re broke…in the...

Words have power. Even the simplest words can change the trajectory of your life. Words like Help can set an addict toward recovery. Yes...

Freedom, oh, sweet freedom!  Freedom is the longing of every heart.  No matter who they are, everyone says they want freedom.  But what...

Strictly speaking, an exile is one who belonged to a community but is no longer a member of those people. Before we were Christians, we...

The world keeps telling who we are supposed to be.  It tells us how to be men and women and boys and girls.  The world keeps telling us...

When the world around us is crazy it is important to remember the Truth in the Word of God.  And the truth is that when you feel down and...

From potluck dinners and egg hunts to family gatherings and new Sunday outfits, Easter traditions in the South run deep.  And just because...

Does the world view the church as a negative, polarized community that they want no part of? Unfortunately, we all know the answer to this...

Spiritual warfare is real.  There is a battle going on in our world, our families, and our hearts.  But, no matter how strong the battle...

Many times in our lives we want to go unnoticed, stay hidden, and fly under the radar. Why? Because it’s easy. But, our history books...

Allegiance is defined as devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause. Many people profess allegiance to Jesus with their mouths, but...

Darkness breeds fear and makes us uncomfortable.  And yet, many of us stay in the shadows so our sins will not be exposed.  But the Light...

A manger.  Shepherds.  Wise men.  God coming to Earth in the form of a baby.  All these Christmas details may seem too crazy to...

The last words spoken by someone in the time leading up to their departure from this world can be incredibly telling.  They can...

October 6-October 27, 2019 Ghosting is ending a relationship by just going silent…kinda like turning into a ghost.  You are there,...

Divorce. Addiction. Dysfunction. Abuse. We live in a broken world and because of that, we are either experiencing one of these issues or we...

Everyone knows the story of Jonah.   It’s a cool bible story for kids, and it’s one of the most preached books of the bible. ...

Most of the time, what keeps us up at night are all the things we worry about doing right or fear that we are doing wrong.   So, we try...

The Grace of God is gloriously good, and through Jesus, God freely offers this grace to all believers.  Though we don’t need to do...

Relationships are great AND relationships are not so great… all at the same time. However, you can find peace about difficult...

The Cross…it was a defining moment for the world, and it marked the beginning of Christianity. It sealed Jesus’ claim as the...

It’s time.  It’s way overdue.  That elephant in your life is not going to kick itself out.  He’s been stomping around, ruling the...

The heart is one of the most complex and vital organs in the human body. So goes our heart, so goes our health. But too often, we don’t...

It’s the first of the year.  You may be thinking about how to prepare to lose weight or quit smoking or some other resolution.  But,...

During the Christmas season, we seek to celebrate the coming of our Savior.  God came to earth, wrapped in the flesh of a human to live...

Christmas is full of chaos!  The most wonderful time of the year quickly turns into the most stressful time of the year – every year!...

  Have you ever seen something go viral?  Maybe you saw one of those videos from a singing competition show where a candidate...

  Christians believe a lot of crazy things—including that God showed up in a human body and lived among humankind. But why? Why...

In a day and age where we see leaders in corporate America, the government, and even some churches try to hide their flaws, we’re taking...

Jesus commanded his followers NOT to do a few things. But his Not commandments were so extreme, his followers were tempted Not to try. Then...

From the moment Jesus rose from the grave, the Church has been growing and moving.  The power of Christ in His Church cannot be stopped. ...

The world has a lot to say about what a man looks like, but what does God say about biblical masculinity?  He is calling men to be...

Most of us have at some point felt like a nobody – small, invisible, and unimportant. But, most of the time, that perspective is...

Why didn’t God answer my prayers?  Why does God allow all this suffering?  Why can’t I feel God’s presence?  The answer to a lot...

Do you feel ordinary?  Well, that’s a good place to start.  God is a specialist in taking ordinary lives and doing extraordinary...

We have a spiritual enemy who seeks to rob us of the identity Christ has in store for us.  This enemy uses lies as one of his chief...

Christianity doesn’t need to be confusing.  During this series, we hope to bring some Clarity to the subject.  We will dive into...

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year…but not because of all the things associated with the season.  The Christmas story...