How we wait in the seasons of “not yet” has a profound effect on our lives. We are all waiting. Whether we’re waiting on a spouse, a new job, the fulfillment of a dream, etc. Waiting can be one of the most difficult things we do, and waiting well is...

Lose track of your money and lose your peace (Matthew 25:14-19). The opposite is also true: keep track of your money and find your peace. We make the mistake, however, thinking that financial peace comes from simply having a little bit more. When this...

Money is a better servant than master (Matthew 6:24). God wants us free from financial pressure. Unfortunately, how we handle our money often creates the pressure we experience (e.g. spending more than we make, having no margin for emergencies...

Having more money won’t make you rich, but using it well will (Luke 16:1- 13). As followers of Jesus, now more than ever is a season that we can become shrewd or wise, especially when it comes to our finances. Being shrewd with our money means we plan...

When our lives have been changed by the life and light of God’s love, it changes the way we love people (1 John 4:9). God showed His radical love for us by sending His son to earth to live a perfect life and to die a sinner’s death in our place. While...

Addiction to Jesus frees us from all other addictions (Mark 8:34-35; John 8:31- 32). Every addiction – anything we cannot live without – is either an attempt to meet our basic needs for acceptance, identity, security, and purpose, or an attempt to...

Unrighteous anger destroys life (Ephesians 4:26). Anger itself is not a sin. In fact, there is a righteous anger towards injustice that we should all feel. But more often, what we do with our anger moves us into a place of sin. Whether our response is...

Bill & Tracy Friske

The path of life is found by faith, which is often uncomfortable (Psalm 16:11). Hebrews 11:1 reads that faith is things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith is trusting in God, obeying and following Him, even when we cannot see clearly...