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What Am I Tempted to Excuse?

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” – 1 John 1:8 John 11 confronts us with a sobering truth. It is possible to be deeply religious and still deeply wrong Learn more

Letting Our Struggles Drive Us Closer to Jesus

When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said Learn more

Faith Comes Alive

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. – Luke 10:2 Following Jesus was never meant to stop at learning facts or sitting quietly with good intentions. When Jesus sent His followers out, He showed that faith grows strongest when Learn more

The Slow Drift

Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left;  keep your foot Learn more

Living Temples

See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise Learn more

Got Wisdom?

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. -Proverbs 4:7 When we look at Solomon’s story, we’re reminded that the greatest leaders aren’t the ones who feel the strongest or smartest. They’re the ones Learn more

Strength in Surrender

1 Kings 2:1-4 When David told Solomon, “Be strong and show yourself a man,” he wasn’t talking about the kind of strength the world celebrates. Real strength isn’t found in control, pride, or proving yourself, it’s found in surrender. David’s Learn more

Do You Love Me?

In John 21, Jesus asked Peter a question that cuts straight to the heart: “Do you love me?” It wasn’t a casual question, and it wasn’t asked once. Three times Jesus asked it, mirroring Peter’s three denials. Each time Peter Learn more

From Death to Life

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” -John 5:24  When Jesus spoke these words, He Learn more

Look and Live

In John’s Gospel, Jesus often began His most important statements with the words “Truly, truly.” When He said it to Nicodemus in John 3, it came as a wake-up call. Nicodemus was religious, respected, and curious,  but still empty. Jesus Learn more