We all face hardships at different times in our lives, and for many, these hardships can feel suffocating. Whether it is illness, death, employment, family, money, or any of the many other sources of potential pain in our lives, we can all relate...

When life begins to get difficult for many people, a common response is that we need to get up, and try again. Yet, for many in the church, a often heard response to life’s difficulties is “Let Go, and Let God.” The idea is that life is only difficult...

One of the biggest critiques of Christians today is that we are judgmental. This is usually because we struggle with our call to love people as Jesus did, while also calling people into authentic, sacrificial relationships with Jesus. How can we...

How do you define sacrifice? I once heard a man define sacrifice as a “joyful ouch,” because while a sacrifice should hurt a little, it is usually done with a sense of joy. But, what happens when the sacrifice you are being called to is just an ouch?...

The desire to do good is almost always at the heart of many of our decisions. Yet, we often find ourselves struggling with the less than desirable outcomes of our actions… it’s as if when we try to do good, we end up doing evil. The truth is that we...