I recognize that God doesn't necessarily make bad things happen to me or to others. I can even acknowledge that life itself is hard, sometimes even unfair. And it's not that I'm even blaming God when things are difficult, but sometimes I wonder if He even notices. Does He see it when I'm hurting? Is He even paying attention? Does God care?

Scripture talks about finding and following God's will. Preachers talk about surrendering to God's will. But what if I don't feel like doing what God is calling me to do or going where God is calling me to go? Is it wrong for me to feel that way? Can I express that, or do I have to keep it to myself? What do I do when I don't want to do what God wants me to do?

Maybe someone said something hurtful. Maybe someone did something that embarrassed me. Maybe it was something worse - maybe I was the victim of abuse...racism...being cheated on. The church seems to say I need to forgive, but what I really want is revenge. I want that person to hurt like I do. Is that wrong? Can I have those feelings? Am I allowed to be honest with God about the hurt I want someone else to feel?

Unfiltered. Unrefined. Honest. Real. There are times when we pay close attention to our words and emotions, and there are times when the thoughts we express are blunt and maybe even a little raw. We don't check or "filter" our words in those moments because we're just being honest and genuine about how we feel. Often we try to be careful with our thoughts and words that we express to God, and yet there are multiple examples in scripture of people who chose to be completely honest with God about what was on their hearts. It was genuine. It was sincere. It was unfiltered - and God was okay with that. Join us for the next several weeks at Flagstone as we discover together some of the unrefined questions and statements people have directed toward God and how He still invites us to be genuine and real with Him today.

Con-artists are masters of deception and experts at getting people to believe in something that isn't real. One of the greatest con-artists of all time is found in scripture. But his actions in deceiving others were motivated by his own misguided perception of himself. What real truths can I learn about my own identity from a man who consistently struggled to be real and genuine with others?

Join us as we continue our series with guest speaker Ragan Price.

When you think of "muscle-men," you may think of Olympic-level weightlifters or maybe a young Arnold Schwarzenegger. But the G.O.A.T. muscle-man was a guy that is talked about in the Bible whose name was Samson. Huge muscles, flowing hair, amazing feats of strength...and one colossal weakness. How did this strong man allow his weakness to ruin his life? And I how do I keep from allowing the same thing to happen to me?

Sure, there is plenty of drama on the line when watching "the Bachelor". But show us a "Bachelor" story with an entire people groups survival on the line, an evil adversary (more than just Brittany G.) and God's work in the middle of it all and you can have the title of Greatest of All Time! The story of Esther is a rough one but one that is incredibly important in understanding God's role in our every day lives, how and why he created us, and what our everyday purposes are on this planet.

"World's Best Dad." "#1 Dad." "World's Greatest Dad." There are t-shirts, coffee mugs, and baseball caps that kids give their fathers on birthdays and Father's Day to express how they feel about their dads. But who's the G.O.A.T.? Who's the greatest dad of all time? This is a special Father's Day Edition of our G.O.A.T. series that you (or at least our dads) don't want to miss!

There have been a lot of famous "southpaws" (left-handed people) throughout the years. Athletes, politicians, scientists - many of the most physically talented and intellectually gifted individuals in history have the unique character trait of being left-handed. But who is the GOAT southpaw? Who is the greatest left-hander of all time? We have an answer that might surprise you!