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Send us Fan Mail A simple farming story can read your heart. We walk through the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 to explore how Jesus uses everyday images to reveal deep spiritual realities—and why some messages never take root while others multiply beyond expectation. With the tension of Matthew 12 in the background, we unpack why parables both invite and sift, how resistance forms in callouse...

Send us Fan Mail What if the plan you loved wasn’t the path you needed? We share how a postponed church plant, a surprising phone call, and a three-word dream—invest, build, multiply—reshaped our next steps and clarified our mission to help people refocus on Jesus. The journey wasn’t tidy. It meant saying yes when comfort said no, moving back when logic said stay, and trusting that surrender would...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever been told your past defines you, this conversation turns that verdict on its head. We pull a surprising thread from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to the road to Damascus and into the manger, showing how redemption grows in hard soil and why hope arrives where life feels most fragile. Scrooge doesn’t stay Scrooge. Saul doesn’t stay Saul. And a dark, cold night in Bethle...

Send us Fan Mail What if the truest thing about you isn’t your worst chapter? We connect two unforgettable turnarounds—Ebenezer Scrooge’s haunting night and Saul’s blinding encounter on the Damascus road—to explore how real redemption begins, grows, and reshapes a life. Dickens aimed his story at a society numb to poverty; the Gospels ground Christmas in Emmanuel, God with us, stepping into histor...

Send us Fan Mail December can swallow us whole with its glitter and noise, but the rush is exactly why this conversation matters. We start where many homes do—hot chocolate, cozy blankets, and a lineup of beloved Christmas films—then follow the thread from Dickens’ Scrooge to the heart of the Gospel story. Dickens chose story over pamphlet to prick the conscience of a divided society; Scrooge’s “b...

Send us Fan Mail What if the difference between being helped and being healed is the turn you make after the miracle? We walk through Luke 17 and pause at the moment ten lepers are cleansed yet only one returns. That turn—away from business as usual and back to Jesus—shifts the story from getting life back to giving life back. It’s gratitude that doesn’t stop at thanks, but moves into trust, obedi...

Send us Fan Mail What if Sundays were the starting line, not the finish? We take a hard, hopeful look at how faith moves beyond the sanctuary into homes, workplaces, and the public square, anchored by Paul’s call in Colossians 3 to set our minds above and live a new life below. The thread is simple: show up with the body, grow up in maturity, and get up to act with compassion, humility, and courag...

Send us Fan Mail Ever felt out of place even when life looks “normal”? We open with a story of getting lost on a quiet walk and use that unsettling moment to chart a bigger map of exile—how the human heart drifts from where it was meant to live and how Jesus leads us back. Through three vivid portraits from Scripture—Eden’s first banishment, a leper’s social isolation, and a Samaritan woman’s hidd...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most loving church isn’t the one that keeps you comfortable, but the one that calls you to grow up? We take that question straight into Ephesians 4 and uncover how Paul moves from soaring doctrine to gritty daily practice, showing why a real gospel culture requires humility, unity, and words that build rather than break. We start by naming the tension: church is hard b...

Send us Fan Mail Start with a hard sentence: you can’t follow Jesus while ignoring His church. From there, we open up a candid, Scripture-soaked exploration of what church really is, why gathering isn’t optional, and how a messy, imperfect community becomes the place where transformation takes root. We push past the building and the brand to recover the biblical picture of a people formed by Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail What do you preach when the room feels thin and your heart feels thinner? We chose candor and a compass: hope that doesn’t depend on optics, energy, or ease. Starting from a vulnerable confession about discouragement, we trace a path from shaky self-talk to a sturdy, holy reality by remembering who God is and who we are. We sit with David in Psalm 103, not as a spotless hero but a...

Send us Fan Mail Hope isn’t a mood you can will into place; it’s the lifeline your whole self reaches for when everything else runs dry. We open Psalm 42–43 and discover the Hebrew word nephesh—the integrated self of mind, body, and emotions—crying out for the living God. This is not a pep talk. It’s an honest look at grief, loneliness, and the taunt of “Where is your God?” met by a stubborn refra...

Send us Fan Mail Smoke rises from Ziklag, families are gone, and a weary band turns on their leader. That’s the moment David does something that feels small but changes everything: he strengthens himself in the Lord before he takes a single step. Our conversation follows the long arc of hope—from Hannah’s raw prayer to Samuel’s calling, from Israel’s demand for a king to Saul’s unraveling, and fin...

Send us Fan Mail Solomon's unflinching examination of mortality in Ecclesiastes continues to challenge and comfort us today. "The same destiny overtakes all," he writes, observing that death comes equally to the righteous and wicked. Yet instead of despair, this ancient king offers surprising wisdom: "Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love all the days of this meaningless lif...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how to balance respecting authority while standing firmly for truth in a world that seems increasingly hostile to faith? Solomon's wisdom from Ecclesiastes offers profound guidance for this exact dilemma. Solomon begins by telling us to "obey the king" – not just because he's king, but because we've taken an oath before God. This ech...

Send us Fan Mail Solomon's shift from personal reflection to wisdom sharing in Ecclesiastes chapter 7 brings us face-to-face with mortality and meaning. What begins as almost funeral-like observations quickly transforms into profound insights about living well in light of life's inevitable end. I recently wrote my own eulogy – a strange exercise that forced me to confront uncomfortable q...

Send us Fan Mail Solomon, perhaps history's wealthiest man with an estimated $2 trillion in today's currency, offers us profound insight into the meaninglessness of pursuing wealth as an end in itself. His words in Ecclesiastes cut straight to our hearts: "Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income." Wrestling with our purpos...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the world's wisest, wealthiest man concludes that everything is meaningless? In this profound exploration of Ecclesiastes chapter 4, we journey through Solomon's devastating despair to discover the surprising solution he stumbles upon. Solomon—gifted with extraordinary intelligence by God—reached the pinnacle of success yet found himself utterly alone a...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the wisest, wealthiest man who ever lived concludes that all earthly pursuits are meaningless? In this profound exploration of Ecclesiastes 3, we journey through Solomon's poetic reflection on life's unavoidable seasons and discover the timeless truth that gives purpose to our existence. Solomon captures life's rhythm through contrasting pairs - bi...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you're running on a hamster wheel, chasing things that never quite satisfy? You're not alone. King Solomon, arguably history's wisest and wealthiest person (with an estimated $2.2 trillion in today's currency), tried it all – pleasure, wisdom, achievements – only to declare everything "meaningless." His ancient words in Ecclesiastes cut...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever achieved something you desperately wanted, only to feel strangely empty afterward? That nagging sense that there must be something more to life than this endless cycle of wanting and acquiring? Solomon knew this feeling all too well. As the wisest and wealthiest king who ever lived, he had everything anyone could possibly desire—yet looking out over his vast kingdom,...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed by the weight of parenting? You're not alone—and you were never meant to be.  In this powerful closing message of our Family Values series, we explore how even Moses—a man who stood in the presence of God multiple times—reached his breaking point when leading the Israelites. When the burden became too heavy, God didn't tell him t...

Send us Fan Mail What does it truly mean to belong? Drawing from the powerful story of Michael Oher in "The Blind Side," this powerful message explores our fundamental human need for connection and how the church fulfills that longing as a spiritual family. The speaker unpacks Jesus's remarkable promise in Mark 10:28-31, where followers who sacrifice relationships for His sake recei...

Send us Fan Mail Faith over fear. We hear this phrase often, but what does it truly mean in the context of parenting? Through a memorable (if slightly messy) object lesson involving an egg, Jason delivers a profound message about the difference between raising rule-followers and raising disciples. Many Christian parents find themselves gripping their children tightly, desperately trying to shield...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when we prioritize obedience over transformation in our families? This raw, honest exploration of Christian parenting challenges our core assumptions about discipline, faith formation, and raising disciples. With refreshing vulnerability, the message begins with an admission rarely heard from pulpits: "I am not the greatest parent who's ever lived. I mess up...