Getting back to better doesn’t mean the resistance disappears. In Ezra and Nehemiah, God’s people discovered that opposition could discourage, intimidate, and even delay the work, but it didn’t have to determine what happened next. This week, we’ll discover how to recognize resistance without mistaking it for a reason to quit, and how to keep moving when something pushes back.

Every friendship you have started somewhere small. So did Israel's.

This week in Back to Better, we're in Ezra 3 — and we're launching Life Groups. You don't have to know where it will lead to trust God with where it begins.

Find your people.

Your rhythms don't just reveal who you are — they shape who you're becoming.

Week two of Back to Better: Israel returned to the land, but before the Temple was even rebuilt, they rebuilt something else first... their rhythms. Morning and evening. Week after week. You make your rhythms, then your rhythms make you. What are yours making you into?

Every life has a zero milestone — the thing you measure everything else against. If your starting point is wrong, everything measured from it will be wrong too.

Week one of Back to Better: God doesn't just bring His people home. He resets what they're measuring their lives against. What's God stirring in you this season?

Every journey teaches us something. This week, discover what Jesus says to lay down, what to pick up, and how traveling lighter leads to living freer.

David was overlooked by his own family, spent a decade hiding in caves, and still ended up with a life that echoes through all of Scripture. What was his secret? He served the purpose of God in his own generation. Not perfectly. Not without failure. But faithfully, all the way to the end. What would it look like if that sentence were written about your life?

This Father’s Day message is a celebration of the ordinary men who keep showing up. In a world where commitments are often temporary and people are quick to move on, Scripture calls us to a different kind of life. Looking at 1 Corinthians 15:58, we’ll discover why faithfulness still matters and why God does some of His greatest work through people who simply refuse to quit. Whether you’re a father, grandfather, mentor, or someone striving to follow Christ well, this message is a reminder that steadfastness is never wasted.