Contending Pt 2 – Shaping the Future
Why pray? If God is sovereign and above all things, what difference could my prayers make? Over and over again, Scripture tells us that our prayers literally shape the future. That’s why Jesus taught us to contend in prayer for God’s will to be enacted here on earth, just as …
Contending Pt 1 – Revolutionary Prayer
Prayer is never meant to just be “nice,” or the repetition of religious words. Prayer is always meant to be revolutionary: a spiritual activity that causes radical change. As we contend in prayer, we are giving voice to our audacious hope: Jesus is Lord — He is above all things …
Finish Strong
Dan Russell is a world renowned wrestler, Olympic coach and author. Along with his wife, Joy, they bring a message of faith, hope and love — and how to avoid the distractions that keep us from finishing strong!
The Ways of Jesus Pt 1 – Introduction
We often think about the words and works of Jesus, but rarely about His ways. But as we learn His ways, we discover the very heart of God. And while His ways are always good, they are nothing like our ways; while they lead to a hope-filled future, they are often filled …
In the Beginning Pt 7 – Isaac
Throughout Scripture God is known as “the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Like many of us, Isaac was a second-generation believer. And his life teaches us how to thrive in our faith in this second-gen position.
In the Beginning Pt 6 – Abraham
Abraham is known as the “father of our faith,” who not only heard the promises God made to him, but held to them without wavering. Through his journeys he discovered much about what God does and does not do — things we’ll benefit from learning as well.
Easter — What does it mean to rise from the dead?
The disciples had no idea what Jesus was talking about when He referred to “rising from the dead.” But they found out in a big way on that first Easter day. And it changed everything — not just for them, but for us as well.
In the Beginning Pt 2 – Creation
Some people — even followers of Jesus — don’t know what they feel about the story of creation and Genesis 1. Could it possibly be true? As we see in Hebrews 11:3, this is a conversation about faith. Do we believe that God is truly who He says He is?
Seeing Beyond Our Filters
We all view life through different filters, and some of those can block our ability to see Jesus clearly. Missionary Ron Brown talks about three filters Nicodemus had to break through, just like we do, to come to Jesus.
Life’s Too Short…to Live in Fear
The Bible tells us to make “the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil” (Eph. 5:15-16). Life is just too short to lose out on the opportunities God provides — including to the grip of fear. How can we flip the script on fear and be lead by …