Sometimes it feels like the Christmas story is too good to be true. Take a second look at the actual story and see that there are many elements we would change to make the story say what we have wanted. This year, read it as true...not too good to be true. https://www.faithinfive.com/

The Christmas story is a story of outsiders.  It's not a perfect "made for tv" movie script.  This year as you consider the Christmas story, learn about the outsiders in the story because that version of the story makes it more resemble our story. https://www.faithinfive.com/

We typically think about getting rich as accumulating more and more stuff…more than we already have.  What if being rich meant that we were willing to give of some of what we already have? https://www.faithinfive.com/ 

It's safe to say that some of us have doubts, we don't have all the answers, and yet, some of us don't need all the answers.  Are you willing to consider something in which you cannot have it all figured out? https://www.faithinfive.com/

We experience a variety of transitions in our lives. When God meets us in those moments things go from black and white to life in color. https://www.faithinfive.com/

Love can and will be painful, but it's better to feel pain than nothing at all. Like God, be stubborn in your love for others.  Don't ask for easy, ask for worth it! https://www.faithinfive.com/

https://www.faithinfive.com/ What if I told you, "God doesn’t have a specific plan for your life"?  Instead, He has invited us to be co-authors in this story based on the gifts he has given us and the passions that stir our souls.  Listen to Mumford & Sons "Awake My Soul" here... https://youtu.be/R5Z4wpA09zk This cover is pretty good too... https://youtu.be/rhDLSu9TSt4

https://www.faithinfive.com/ Finding balance between space and support can be a challenge in friendships, marriages, parenting, and faith.  Thankfully God walks this line with us to perfection…allowing us freedom and yet always being next to us when we call.  Listen to Emeli Sande's "Next to Me" by clicking the links below... https://youtu.be/-nwdjQmc_N8?list=RD-... Next to me (ft Kendrick Lamar)...my favorite! https://youtu.be/DXIfnAcxiI8

Life is like a chocolate fountain…when we pour into the lives of others, they do the same, and so on and so on making our life full enough to continue to pour out. https://www.faithinfive.com/

Many times we pray something but what it requires of us is beyond our comfort zone so we continue living just short of life to its fullest extent…just short of everything God has in store for us. https://www.faithinfive.com/