I hesitate to write on this topic, at the risk of ostracizing anyone. I hope that if you happen to disagree, you won’t just write me off based on one article, tossing out everything else I have written. Nonetheless, I weighed the cost and concluded that I must share on this issue with fellow believers … Continue reading Christian in a Pandemic: Face Masks and Loving Our Neighbors
Have you ever been in conversation when someone begin to speak negatively about a person you knew? Did it grieve your heart to hear this individual gossiping or speaking negatively about them? Did you speak up and remind the person that this was wrong, or just act as if nothing bad was happening? Because God's … Continue reading Why People Gossip and Why It Should Grieve Our Hearts
Last Updated: June 26, 2020 Did you know that some of the lies we struggle with can be extinguished as we do life together in our local church community? There are some lies we can be set free from especially as we do life with others in community. Things that can only be proven to … Continue reading Experiencing God’s Love in Community
Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World by Hannah Brencher brings us an important message: "Be where your feet are." Stay, go deep with others and make a difference where you are. Read on for some thoughts on this encouraging book. We often tend toward spending our lives waiting … Continue reading Come Matter Here by Hannah Brencher (Book Review)
Last Updated: June 23, 2020 Dealing with toxic people in your life? With all that life throws at us, it’s frustrating to find ourselves dealing with toxic people not only offline but also on social media. So how can we deal with these difficult people and create boundaries even online? Guarding Our Hearts We guard … Continue reading Dealing with Toxic People on Social Media: How to Guard Your Heart
It’s important to love people, but it’s also important to share truth. In our current culture, many would say to let go of sharing truth for the sake of showing love. However, this is actually not loving at all. Sharing the truth in love is one of the most loving things you can do for … Continue reading Loving Truth and Loving People
It is important for us to be cautious regarding those we allow to speak into our lives and who we seek out for counsel, mentoring, ministry, or spiritual direction. We must truly know those we speak to about our lives and the deepest parts of our hearts when we are hurting, venting, or needing counsel. … Continue reading Spiritual Discernment for Those Seeking Counsel
We were made to connect deeply with Jesus and each other, to stir up each others' hearts in the calling and destiny of God on our lives, yet so often we are far too busy to spend that quality time with God and one another. Those times are too few and far between. Heaven would … Continue reading The Need for Godly Friendships
Inspiring Passion for Jesus Christ 