I had the opportunity to spend the week in Jamaica with some friends. As you might imagine, Jamaica attracts people from all over the world. Over the week, we met people from different countries, cultures, backgrounds, and walks of life. And we were different. We spoke differently. We liked different foods. We laughed at different…
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…” Colossians 3:23–24 Labor Day gives us a chance to step away from work for a moment. But it also gives us a chance to think about why we work in the first place. For many of…
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 That’s a verse we are all familiar with, and today it got me thinking that there’s a big difference between wanting something and building your life around something. Most of us want to be closer…
Spiritual transformation is not sustained by moments—it is formed through rhythms. Most people want a deeper relationship with God, but they’re trying to build it on: And then they wonder, “Why do I feel inconsistent?” “Why don’t I feel close to God?” The truth is, you don’t build a strong life on occasional moments; you…
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works…” Ephesians 2:10 God transforms us not only for our own benefit but for the blessing of others. Your faith is meant to overflow into your family, workplace, church, and community. Someone needs the encouragement, kindness, wisdom, or generosity that God has placed inside…
Lately, I’ve been busy with projects around the house. Fixing things, improving things, building things—there always seems to be another project waiting. And it got me thinking: We spend a lot of our lives building. We build homes.We build careers.We build families.We build relationships.We build plans for the future. But eventually, we have to ask…
Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 The Christian life was never meant to be lived through willpower alone. God has given us His Holy Spirit to guide, strengthen, convict, comfort, and empower us. Walking with the Spirit means learning to listen, obey, and trust His…
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature… Colossians 3:5 Some things in our lives don’t need to be managed—they need to be removed. Sin has a way of quietly growing if we ignore it. What feels small now can become something that holds us back later. But God doesn’t bring conviction to…
“Remain in me… apart from me you can do nothing.“John 15:5 Spiritual growth rarely happens by accident. It’s built through simple, faithful discipline—prayer, Scripture, worship, generosity, serving, and rest. The early church didn’t grow through random spiritual highs. They grew because they were devoted to Scripture, prayer, community, and worship. Your habits are shaping your…
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:12-13 It’s easy to treat…