The audience sees the actors, but the play only works because of the unseen crew behind the curtain. This week’s message reminds us why the hidden work of God’s Kingdom […]

The post Small Things Matter appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

Have you ever felt like a candle in the wind—fragile, flickering, unsure where to turn when the storm hits? There’s a lyric from an old Elton John song that captures […]

The post We Are A Candle In The Wind appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

Have you ever had the dentist smile and say, “You’ve got great teeth—except for one small cavity.” If you’ve heard this statement, likely all you could think about was the […]

The post A Painful Cavity or a Beautiful Smile appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

Does social media bring out the worst in people? Scroll through and you might think the Gospel’s central message was, “Be right at all costs.” Even Christians are trading their […]

The post Which Hat Are We Wearing appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

Sound engineers know that the quality of a message depends on one key factor: the signal-to-noise ratio. Too much noise, and the message gets lost. But this principle applies far […]

The post Signal to Noise Ratio appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

The U.S. National Park Service advises that, when encountering a charging brown bear, you should, stand your ground, wave your arms above your head, and speak calmly. Alaska’s Department of […]

The post False Bravado appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

Did you know that most whales don’t die of old age—they die by drowning? Even though they live in the ocean, they have to rise above it to breathe or […]

The post Breathing Above the Surface appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

High school reunions are proof that God has a sense of humor. The class clown is now a judge, the quiet kid runs a Fortune 500 company, and the prom […]

The post Before We Were appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

“The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing.” I heard this recently in a homily. It got me thinking, and, of course, writing […]

The post The Most Important Thing appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.

Sitting beside my wife at her recent orthopedic appointment, I noticed the plastic model of a human spine on the counter. That simple replica sparked a chain of thoughts that […]

The post From Big Macs to Miracles appeared first on Broken Door Ministries.