For many of us, it seems that we wage a never-ending battle against the invasion of stuff, and being so maxed out that stress levels are through the roof is a pretty common experience both physically and spiritually. Thankfully, Jesus thought about that war and has given us a great tool to keep the clutter down in our homes and our souls. That tool is contentment.

Gym parking lots are packed in January and empty in February for one reason only: fitness is a hope, not a value. But when we get inTENtional about making spiritual disciplines a priority in our lives, we'll find that things in us and around us begin to change. Prioritize to keep from compromise.

Gym parking lots are packed in January and empty in February for one reason only: fitness is a hope, not a value. But when we get inTENtional about making spiritual disciplines a priority in our lives, we'll find that things in us and around us begin to change. Prioritize to keep from compromise.

Gym parking lots are packed in January and empty in February for one reason only: fitness is a hope, not a value. But when we get inTENtional about making spiritual disciplines a priority in our lives, we'll find that things in us and around us begin to change. Prioritize to keep from compromise.

Gym parking lots are packed in January and empty in February for one reason only: fitness is a hope, not a value. But when we get inTENtional about making spiritual disciplines a priority in our lives, we'll find that things in us and around us begin to change. Prioritize to keep from compromise.

One of the lessons that the early church learned was that they often faced divine showdowns because of the divine situations that God placed them in, and as scary as that can sound, it's not as intimidating when we understand this week's Big Idea: in Christ, we can never be outnumbered!

One of the lessons that the early church learned was that they often faced divine showdowns because of the divine situations that God placed them in, and as scary as that can sound, it's not as intimidating when we understand this week's Big Idea: in Christ, we can never be outnumbered!

One of the lessons that the early church learned was that they often faced divine showdowns because of the divine situations that God placed them in, and as scary as that can sound, it's not as intimidating when we understand this week's Big Idea: in Christ, we can never be outnumbered!

One of the lessons that the early church learned was that they often faced divine showdowns because of the divine situations that God placed them in, and as scary as that can sound, it's not as intimidating when we understand this week's Big Idea: in Christ, we can never be outnumbered!

No matter how hard the darkness tries, it will never be able to overcome the light that God shines in this world through Jesus. By allowing God's light to us to become God's light through us, we can see the same transformation in others as the Whos down in Whoville saw in the Grinch.