Posts with the tag “worship”

There is a moment most of us have experienced. The moment when something lands in your life and you realize, with complete clarity, that you cannot fix it. The phone call comes. The diagnosis arrives....  Read More

Twelve years is a long time to carry pain.Imagine waking up every morning to the same condition, the same limitations, and the same unanswered questions. Imagine watching days turn into months and mon...  Read More

There is something quietly convicting about two ordinary objects such as a saltshaker and a flashlight. Neither is impressive. Neither is expensive. Most of us have both somewhere in our homes. But th...  Read More

Every new school year carries with it a familiar energy. Backpacks are packed. Schedules are organized. Fresh notebooks sit unopened, full of possibility. There is something about a new beginning that...  Read More

Two people walk through nearly identical trials. One emerges with faith strengthened, compassion deepened, and trust in God solidified. The other comes out questioning, bitter, and spiritually adrift....  Read More

The Lifeline of Prayer: Staying Connected to the VineThere's something profoundly simple yet revolutionary about Jesus' teaching on abiding. In a world obsessed with productivity, performance, and per...  Read More

Every day, something shapes the way we think. Every day, something influences our decisions. Every day, something feeds our souls.  The question isn't whether we're being influenced.  It is "what" is ...  Read More

As fireworks illuminate the night sky and families gather around backyard cookouts, America celebrates a remarkable milestone that being 250 years as a nation. Two and a half centuries of freedom, opp...  Read More

There's something remarkable about the ancient Psalms and that is they give us words when our own fail us. For thousands of years, people have turned to these sacred songs in moments of overwhelming j...  Read More

There's something about a hospital room that changes everything. The world outside keeps spinning where we are rushing to meetings, scrolling through our phones, chasing the next thing on their endles...  Read More

We live in a world that has no patience for waiting. Fast food, instant downloads, next-day delivery has equating us to engineer our entire existence around the elimination of delay. If we want someth...  Read More

In the bustling world of today, where institutions rise and fall with alarming regularity, it's worth pausing to consider the enduring purpose of the church. Why does it exist? What role does it play ...  Read More

Work as Worship: Reframing Our Perspective on LaborAs we approach Labor Day, it's an opportune time to pause and reconsider our relationship with work. For many, work feels like a burden meaning a dai...  Read More