All throughout Scripture, we see fasting and prayer go together. You can pray without fasting, and fast without praying, but there's something special that happens when the two are combined. Fasting is a practice that both amplifies God's voice to us and our voice to God. This week, we explore the power of fasting to help us hear God more clearly, and release His power and breakthrough in our lives.

We want to live comfortable life’s. The idea of self-denial or delayed gratification seems so foreign to our culture. Yet, Jesus once said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves.” Fasting is one of the best ways to cultivate a heart of self-denial. We find that as we fast, we’re able to tap into the Spirit’s power that purifies us and transforms our whole selves. This week, we continue our collection on fasting by exploring fasting as a way to feed the Spirit and starve the Flesh.

Fasting is one of the most misunderstood and least practiced spiritual disciplines in the Church today. Simply put, we just don't fast anymore. But that wasn't always the case. For over a thousand years, fasting was a core practice in the life of the average follower of Jesus. What might we recapture if we began fasting again? What beauty and breakthrough awaits us in this ancient practice? This week, we begin a new collection of teachings centered around fasting.

We all carry longings and unmet desires in this life -- and for the singles longing for marriage, that's one demographic the church often shies away from. Is singleness just a "waiting room" we are forced to pass the time in? Or is there an inner transformation in our hearts and minds that God invites us to experience? This week, join us as we study the power of perseverance at work in our deepest longings.

Culture has a lot to say about love and marriage. The movies we watch, the music we listen to, the stories we learn, all shape our understanding of what marriage is. But is everything we've learned about marriage good and true? This week we explore common myths associated relationships, and ask what God has to say about the matter.

“A Prayer Against Desensitization”

When we are truly present with people, we begin to see them as God sees them. We come to discover that people are not problems to be solved. They are mysteries to be explored. This week, we explore the story of Barnabas and how God calls us to draw out the best in one another.

“A Prayer For The Brokenhearted”

If we were to be completely honest with ourselves, most of us struggle being fully present with others, especially those who are most important to us. We struggle being present with our friends, our family members, our partners, our kids, our co-workers, our neighbors. But a life attentive to God always leads to a life attentive to others. What if we could learn how to be like Jesus, and be fully present with the people in our lives? This week, we explore the power of showing up, and how God shows up when we show up for one another.

How many times in our lives have we missed out on something truly beautiful because we weren't present enough to notice it? How many life-changing interactions, miracles, and God moments do we pass by on a daily basis? The practice of mindfulness is one way we could discipline ourselves to be more present. Mindfulness is the art of holy noticing, a sacred way of noticing God and what He's doing in our everyday lives. How might mindfulness help us be more present to enjoy the abundant life God has for us? What is waiting for us in the here and now?