We struggle to keep our ego in check, especially in a culture that thinks everything about our lives should be “liked” on social media. Jesus understood that about us, and when His own disciples questioned who was the best of the bunch, He challenged them as He challenges us today. “He who would want to…

Moving our faith into action is easier than we think. It doesn’t have to be some major upheaval to our current world. In fact, the most powerful thing we can do is simply speaking about ourselves, about our circumstances and about the world around us in ways that are in alignment with God’s view. Even…

Even though Christianity is best described as a relationship, even our natural relationships require us to be active in them if they are going to survive. Look closely at the words of Jesus, and we’ll soon discover how active He intends us to be…from His initial invitation to follow Him to His final commission of…

Jesus knew how deceptive wealth is to human beings, how cleverly it whispers in our ear that is powerful and satisfying and to be desired above all else. Yet, the most important experiences known to mankind are not able to be bought…they can exist in the lives of the poorest people and elude those swimming…

From cover to cover, the Bible can be summarized with one overwhelming theme…relationship! God is obviously for His people connecting with one another, but even this amazing experience can get pushed too far and become an idol in our lives. How do we recognize social idolatry in our life? The Bible has plenty to say…

Growing up in the age of selfies and participation ribbons for just showing up, it comes as no surprise that when we decide to follow Jesus, we are not exactly certain we want to give up control of our lives. However, without Jesus actually taking the position of Lord in our lives, that leaves us…

We are hardwired by Heaven to worship…something. Of course, it was always God’s intention that He would sit on the throne of our heart, however, in this world, we will have other things, other people, and other circumstances screaming to take that seat made for only one. When something else takes the place created for…

All of Paul’s illustration of the armor of God describes defensive and protective weapons…until the end. The one offensive weapon described is our tongue, and when our mouth is filled with faith filled declarations of the promises of God, it is transformed into the sword of the Spirit. It is enough for us to overcome…

The last of defensive weapon of God’s super hero is the shield of faith, that unshakeable confidence that God can be trusted and that He will honor His promise made to us. As we use this specialized tool to cover our lives, we can expect God to put out the flaming spears hurled at us…

As Paul continues to list the attributes the Christian champion should possess, he lands on our thoughts, encouraging us to “take the helmet of salvation…” In other words, we need to be intentional about what we think and why we think it, and those thoughts should honor God. If we can when the battle in…