Jesus loved to teach complex spiritual truths with stories about every day things…like birds. Although He didn’t tell a parable about eagles and crows, there are some pretty powerful life lessons locked up in the way they interact. As we head into a new year, we should consider if are we going to do life…

Of all the reasons to celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the most profound was God’s promise to never abandon or leave us without His presence on the Earth. Jesus didn’t come simple to show us that God was FOR us. He lived, and died, to remind that us that He is Emmanuel, God…

Throughout the Christmas story, God carefully reveals glimpses of Himself. One of those areas is His abundant and extravagant nature, revealed in the display of the heavenly hosts, the star over Bethlehem and the over-the-top gifts of those who traveled from the East to see the Messiah. We can be extravagant, too, and there’s no…

The heart of mankind longs for peace…to live a life free of unresolved conflict. However, we live in a world that is undone, where chaos and “the crazy” of life are constantly demanding our attention and destroying the peace in our heart. Fortunately, the message of Christmas is one of peace, deeply rooted, peace in…

The story of Christmas teaches us so many lessons that apply to our lives all through the year. For example, there could not be a smaller beginning to God’s plan to restore the relationship He once had with mankind. A king…born in a stable? The Redeemer…born in a village of 600 people? Yes, that’s exactly…

We just can’t escape the powerful principle that God built into our lives…the laws of seedtime and harvest. Ultimately, we must recognize that every word, every choice, every action is a seed we plant that will produce a harvest in our lives. Are we ready to reap the harvest on the seeds we have growing?

In a world that champions the “do it yourself” mindset, we have to make certain that this DIY attitude doesn’t impact our walk with Jesus. Instead, our determination needs to be to walk as close to Him as possible, and when we make a mistake, to quickly own it, change direction and be open and…

The foundation for all of God’s impossible move is the faith of those who trust in Him. In Hebrews, we understand that faith gives substance to our hope, that it produces those things that God has already promised to be ours in the Word of God. God’s impossible power is waiting for the just who…

In a season where we struggle to know what we can believe, or if we can even dare to believe, God stands steadfast and faithful to His promise. If we will come to Him with the slightest amount of faith, faith Jesus said could be as small as a mustard seed, than the God of…

Close friends are easy to pick out. Not only are they with each other a lot, they sound alike when you talk with one of them and they respond in similar ways. Now imagine if that were true of us and our friendship with Jesus? It’s definitely time for God’s family to sound and respond…