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Ever asked God to help you? Sure you have. What might surprise you is the response you find in scripture to that prayer. Practical help for your life might be closer than you think, and a little more uncomfortable than you think.

So many people try to live with conflicting values, and it causes a great deal of stress. Life is hard and that’s not a bad thing. Good things can actually come from hard times. However, there is a way to live and work that makes it easier to navigate those tough times and more importantly, there is a way that sets a great example for others to see. It is not the way of conflict, drama, division,...

As we continue on in our study of the book of Colossians and learning that Jesus truly is the Greatest of All Time, Paul is calling on the believers in Colossae to do something new. Staying where they’ve been—living the same ole way—is no longer an option. He says it’s time to live the NEW LIFE they have in Christ.

An overemphasis on the rules can lead to distraction. Nowhere is this truer than when it comes to religion. In fact, some of you are skeptical about this Jesus stuff because you do not want to deal with all of the rules. You left the church 10 years ago because of all of the rules. You don’t believe in God because of all of the rules. What if we told you that the teachings of Jesus and his earlies...

In the Christian life, we never stand still—we either go forward or gradually slip backward. “Let us go on to maturity!” is the call we must obey (Heb. 6:1, literal translation). The Christian who is not making spiritual progress is an open target for the enemy to attack and destroy.

In the world of sports there is often a debate over who the “greatest of all time” would be in a specific sport. And throughout history, there’s always one. One that rises to the top of the class. One that out-ranks, out-performs, out-shines all the others. One that is the G.O.A.T.: the greatest of all time. Jesus is exactly that—the greatest of all time. Jesus is God who creates and holds the ent...

What makes friendship so great is the same thing that makes it so dangerous. With friends, we drop our guards. We’re most open to influence from others when we’re with people who accept us the way real friends do. Acceptance leads to influence. And it can work for us—or against us. Some of the most addictive behaviors imaginable are those that people began as pastimes with friends. Our friends gre...

The point of guardrails is to light up our consciences before we hurt ourselves or other people. They prompt us to feel uneasy before it’s too late. Solomon, the second king of Israel and considered in ancient times the wisest person who ever lived, wrote this in the Old Testament book of Proverbs: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23).

Guardrails keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. We need personal guardrails so we don’t stray into areas of life that can harm us or the people we love. If there’s one area in which personal guardrails are most needed but also most resisted, it’s in our relationships. THE BIG IDEA: Sex God’s way has NO shame.

Guardrails keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. We need personal guardrails so we don’t stray into areas of life that can harm us or the people we love. When it comes to our finances, it’s easy to cross the line into the danger zone. That’s why it’s essential to establish guardrails against greed.

They're everywhere, but they don't get much attention—until somebody hits one. And then, more often than not, it is a lifesaver. The damage done by hitting a guardrail is minor when compared to what you would have hit had it not been there. Guardrails are designed to keep vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limit areas. They minimize damage by keeping us in the safety zone. But the highwa...

Perhaps you are in a season of life where you are desperate for answers. Life has not gone in the direction that you planned, and you are searching, longing, and reaching out. Perhaps you are trying to figure out what’s next. You may have been taken completely by surprise at the events of life, and you are hocked, scared and unsure of what to do. You are silently waiting, too afraid to move forwar...

Imagine working hard and getting nowhere. Imagine giving it your best, striving and striving, only to still be under someone else’s thumb constantly. Imagine feeling unfulfilled. Imagine feeling powerless. Here’s the truth: FEELING powerless and BEING powerless are two different things.

The 1 st century church was deeply divided over race and social status. Too often, the modern church is too. But God commands us to love one another as we share with the world the good news that God loves everyone.

You don’t have to be flashy to make an impact. Margy Whitmer, Producer of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood, said, “You take all the elements that make great television and do the exact opposite, you have Mister Roger’s Neighborhood–low production value, simple sets, unlikely star–yet, it worked.” Fred Rogers said, “I always felt like I didn’t have to put on a funny hat or jump through a hoop to have a...

Itʼs been 50 years since Fred Rogers first appeared on TV screens, a gentle and avuncular man who warbled “Wonʼt You Be My Neighbor?” as he changed into a cardigan and sneakers. The low-key, low-tech Mister Rogersʼ Neighborhood presented Rogers as one adult in a busy world who always had time to listen to kids. That legacy burns for many in these turbulent times. An ordained Presbyterian minister,...

It’s easier to keep track of something than to catch up with it. That’s especially true of our money. If our money could talk, it would say, “I’m easy to track but lose track of me and you will lose your peace of mind.”

Are you mastering your money or being mastered by it? Maybe it’s time to flip the script. Instead of striving to have enough money to satisfy a me-first appetite, Jesus encouraged his listeners to have an others-first approach.

If our money could talk, what would it tell us? You might be shocked to find out that what our money would say is pretty close to what Jesus did say—and what we should still consider today. Does our money add meaning to our lives or is it the meaning of our lives?

Why do you do good? Sometimes we do good just to make ourselves look good or to impress somebody. Sometimes we do good out of guilt. And sometimes we do good in hope that good would come back our way. But Jesus encourages us to do good for another reason. For us to be the light and do right. Are we living our lives in such a way it causes people to ask, “Why?” Are we living a questionable life?

Today, it seems like everyone is all about dreaming big. There is an entire industry that centers on selling people a dream lifestyle built on travel, money, and image. The problem with dream culture is that it often ignores the diligence culture that makes dreams come true. Hard work works. What is holding you back?

Greed, gluttony, and lust are 3 spiders that can hold us back from God’s best because they amplify our worst. Many of us walk through life trying to satisfy our desires and cravings at every turn. What if real peace, contentment, and fulfillment came from living for someone and something greater?

Pride, envy, and anger are 3 spiders that can hold us back from God’s best. Many of us walk through life trying to clean up the cobwebs and spider webs in our lives (outside appearance/symptoms) when the answer to wholeness is found in killing the spider. It’s time to stop moving the mess and allowing the spiders to hold us back!

Time flies. One day your kids are taking their first steps, the next day it seems they are going off to high school and then college. Where does the time go, and what should you do with the time you’ve been given? While you may eventually run out of time as a parent, we’ll show you how you never run out of influence, and what to do with it.

Integrity. It’s something we all want our kids to have. But how do we help them find it in a world full of compromises? The answer might surprise you. We’ll look at one essential key to building integrity in your child and in your home that could change everything.