The church likes its heroes tidy. We like our narratives linear. We prefer Paul the trailblazer, Barnabas the encourager, Mark the gospel-writer. But when they collide—when a young man deserts his cal...  Read More

They are quiet, these two. Assumption and her sister Presumption move quickly, feeding on half-truths, imagined offenses, and misheard words. They do not announce themselves with loud accusations or w...  Read More

They desire to be seen as spiritual, as valuable to the community of the faithful, as useful to the movement of God—yet all the while, the intent of the heart is angled not toward Christ’s glory but t...  Read More

The weight of words is not in their fervor but in the obedience that follows. A glaze may gleam on pottery, but beneath—has the fire purified it? Or does the heat reveal fractures unseen? ...  Read More

Imagine a husband who tells his wife, “I love you,” but never seeks to understand her, never puts effort into knowing her deeper, never sacrifices for her. Is that love? If we claim to love the Lord b...  Read More

The tragedy of misplaced position is not just personal; it is collective. It is the church, the community, the family that suffers when someone remains where they were never meant to be. But the beaut...  Read More

Life resists our control. We draft plans, set expectations, and map out the trajectory we believe things should follow. But then reality intervenes—detours, delays, dry seasons. Growth does not arrive...  Read More

We count attendance, monitor engagement, track membership, celebrate addition. But the biblical model does not linger in addition; it presses into multiplication. What happened in Acts 6 was not simpl...  Read More

With great wisdom beyond his years, David made a profound choice: to face the giant not in the king’s cumbersome armor but with the simple weapons he knew so well: his staff and his sling. Why? Becaus...  Read More

When we bring our emotions under the lordship of Christ, we can navigate life’s challenges with grace and wisdom, in unwavering obedience to our unequally matchless Savior. Psalm 19:14 (ESV): “Let the...  Read More

While modern Christianity may not be bound to the legalistic regulations of old covenant Sabbath observance, embracing regular cycles of rest remains a prudent and advantageous practice rooted in God’...  Read More

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt a nagging sense of unease, a subtle dissonance that whispered, “Something is not quite right here?” Perhaps it was a relationship, a business...  Read More