by Andy Steen | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Holiness
As a father, one of my greatest joys is seeing my kids grow. Not grow in inches, but in maturity. Seeing them perform an act of kindness when they thought no one was looking. Witnessing them do their chores without being asked. Hearing them ask their mom if there...
by Mary Capalbo | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Gratitude
Every September we vow we will replace it before next summer. But then June hits and we have forgotten the agony it causes us. We have forgotten the debilitating noise and the lost conversations, and now it’s too late. Because it technically still works and...
by Andy Steen | May 16, 2018 | Blog, Commitment, Holiness, Idolatry
Christians are well aware of the biblical prohibitions against idol worship. But too many of us are unaware of our idle worship. Perhaps, like me, one of your biggest idols is idleness: the desire to have time to myself, doing not much. Technically speaking, this is...
by Mary Capalbo | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Community, Daily Life, Encouragement, Faith, Obedience, Perseverance, Prayer, Sovereignty of God, Surrender, Trust
Have you ever watched a pinwheel? At just the slightest breeze it begins spinning, and when a stronger gust hits, you can no longer see the individual parts, it is now a beautiful ever-changing kaleidoscope. To be honest, I’m a little jealous of pinwheels. With...
by Aaron Syvertsen | May 2, 2018 | Blog, Prayer
Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Psalm 73:1-3 There is a lot that believers can and should...
by Andy Steen | Apr 26, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Christian Living
“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.” (Lam. 3:19) Thus speaks the author of Lamentations, a book of sorrows wherein the author mourns the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. ...
