Living a Cross-centered life that transforms you into the likeness of Christ is the result of daily repentance and faith that looks deeply at sin alongside the magnificent grace of Christ.

Because Christ now lives in me, I have everything I need to respond in new ways to what I face daily. I have a new identity and new potential.

Our hearts are always the cause of our responses and actions, so that our battle for change is always fought in the heart.

The biblical picture of the THORN bush captures how sinners tend to respond sinfully to the blessing and difficulties of life.

The Bible describes life this way: We live in a broken world as people who struggle daily.

God understands the full range of joys and sorrows that make up our lives.

Practical hope, comfort, and direction result from looking at our lives and our world from God's big picture respective.

God's work of personal transformation is intended to take place within the community of God's people.

The hope of personal growth and change rests on our relationship with a person, Jesus Christ, who powerfully acts to change your heart and make it more and more like his.

Living with God's ultimate destination in view gives hope and perspective in our daily situations and relationships.