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Continue reading →: “Why Advent Begins in the Dark: Waiting for the Promise”If you’ve ever sat in a dark room long enough, you know that the longer you’re there, the more intensely you long for light. Darkness has a way of revealing what we need. It slows us down. It quiets us. It exposes what we’re carrying. And that’s exactly why Advent…
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Continue reading →: Called to Love Anyway: Learning to Respond Like Christ in Difficult Relationships
1 Peter 3:8–9 Relationships are one of the greatest gifts God gives us—and one of the hardest parts of being human. Some relationships feel stable, grounding, life-giving. Others feel unpredictable, chaotic, or fragile. Sometimes the very same relationship can shift from one extreme to the other depending on the day.…
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Continue reading →: Coming Under Authority When Everything in You Wants to ResistBased on 1 Peter 2:13–14 (ESV) “Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.” — 1 Peter 2:13–14 Authority. Just…
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Continue reading →: Your Cornerstone Matters: Becoming a Living Stone (1 Peter 2:4–7)There is a moment in Scripture that always stops me in my tracks. It’s in 1 Peter 2:5, where Peter says, “you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house.” I love that phrase—living stones. Strong, moving, breathing, and actively following Christ. It’s bold language. It’s purposeful…
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Continue reading →: FOR HIS GLORY · BY HIS GRACE1 Peter 1:13–19 — Living Hope for Real Life What does grace mean to you? Not the dictionary definition. Your definition. The kind of grace that meets you on the days you feel like you failed. The grace that whispers, “Get up. You’re still Mine.” And what about living hope?…
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Continue reading →: For His Glory, By His Grace1 Peter 1:1–13 — Living Bold in a Broken World What goals are you working toward? What do you wake up thinking about? What fuels your decisions, your schedule, your anxieties, and your joy? Is it your dream job? Your education? Your kids or grandkids? Your marriage? Recognition? Ministry success?…
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Continue reading →: He Paid the Price: What It Cost Jesus to Make a WayWe talk a lot about what it costs us to follow Jesus. The surrender. The dying to self. The laying down of comfort, control, and pride. But before we can ever truly count the cost of following Him, we have to stop and look at what it cost Him to…
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Continue reading →: Surrender Without ExcusesRomans 5:1–8 “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God… but God shows his…
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Continue reading →: No Turning Back: The Radical Call to Renounce Everything and Follow JesusLuke 14:33 (ESV) — “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” Philippians 3:7–14 (ESV) — “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ… I press on toward the goal for the prize of…
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Continue reading →: No Apology: Bearing the Cross and Living Unashamed
We’re living in a time when it’s not popular to stand boldly for Jesus. The world tells us to tone it down, be more “inclusive,” or “keep faith private.” But Jesus never called us to be silent disciples. He said, “Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after…
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