A Devotional On Mark 1:14–20, Mark 4:35–41, Mark 5:21–43, Mark 8:34–35, and Mark 15:33–39 inspired by the writings of Francis Chan Good Morning Friends, As Christians we carry an unmistakable burden: Jesus is not an accessory to life. He is life. We are to carry an urgency, simplicity, and a holy discomfort in our interactions. We are to refuse … Continue reading Are You Still Astonished?
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If the Victory Has Already Been Won, Why Are We Still Fighting?
Good Morning Friends, Today’s readings from Galatians 3 and Luke 11 place us right in the tension of Christian life: Christ has already won the decisive victory, yet we still feel the struggle. Keller often reminds us that grace does not remove the battle, it changes the battleground. Wright would say that the victory of … Continue reading If the Victory Has Already Been Won, Why Are We Still Fighting?
Who Am I? — A Devotional on Identity in Christ
Psalm 139 • Ephesians 1–2 • Insights from Tim Keller • “Who Am I” (Casting Crowns) • Robert Burns Good Morning Friends, There is a question that haunts our nation. It is the question beneath our politics, our anxieties, our loneliness, and our frantic self‑curation. In the United States today, identity has become a crisis, … Continue reading Who Am I? — A Devotional on Identity in Christ
Are You Awestruck Knowing the Heart of God?
Good Morning Friends, One of the greatest tragedies in the Christian life is becoming familiar with God but losing the wonder, losing the trembling, losing the sense that we are speaking to the One who breathed galaxies into existence. If we truly understood the heart of God, we would never pray casually, worship half‑heartedly, or live … Continue reading Are You Awestruck Knowing the Heart of God?
Will We Pray as We Would Dance to the Rhythm of Grace Through Life’s Storms?
Good Morning Friends, Someday I’d love to study the great external storms of Scripture—Noah’s flood, the Red Sea, Jonah’s tempest, Jesus asleep in the boat, Paul’s shipwreck. But today’s storm is internal: learning to communicate with God in a way that builds relationship, steadies our emotions, and includes others in the dance of grace. Prayer … Continue reading Will We Pray as We Would Dance to the Rhythm of Grace Through Life’s Storms?
Are We Listening to Our Hearts? Are We Motivated by Duty or Devotion?
Good Morning Friends, Today we meet Martha, overwhelmed and frustrated, and Paul, transformed by grace. Both show us how God meets people who feel out of balance, emotionally, spiritually, and socially, and draws them back into their calling. Their stories ask us a simple but searching question: Are we living from duty… or devotion? Scripture … Continue reading Are We Listening to Our Hearts? Are We Motivated by Duty or Devotion?
Are You An Everyday Revolutionary?
Good Morning Friends, J.D. Greear loves to remind us of something we often forget: The greatest revolutions in the kingdom of God rarely begin on stages, they begin in ordinary lives surrendered to an extraordinary Spirit. Everyday believers. Everyday moments. Everyday obedience. This is where God does His most transformative work. Greear’s message in Everyday … Continue reading Are You An Everyday Revolutionary?
Do You Believe In The God Who Walks Across Every Border?
A World Communion Day reflection shaped by Ayaan Hirsi Ali & Dr. Darrell Bock’s Wheaton College conversation On this World Communion Sunday, the church remembers that the Table of Christ stretches farther than any border we can draw. It reaches into every language, every culture, every nation, every story. It is the one place on … Continue reading Do You Believe In The God Who Walks Across Every Border?
Do You Know The Truth Of What It Means To Glorify God?
Good Morning Friends, Today we listen as Jesus opens His heart to His Father. The disciples overhear this prayer offered on holy ground. Jesus speaks of glory, not applause or achievement, but the radiance of God’s character revealed through His obedience. The hour has come, the center point of history. Nothing matters more. And we … Continue reading Do You Know The Truth Of What It Means To Glorify God?
Do You Sense That God Is Meeting You Every Morning With New Mercies?
Good Morning Friends, Today's devotion is shaped by A Reason to Get Up in the Morning by Patrick Morley and carries the deep conviction that our lives matter because God Himself has woven purpose, calling, and hope into the fabric of every ordinary day. There is a moment each morning, quiet, unannounced, when our eyes open and the … Continue reading Do You Sense That God Is Meeting You Every Morning With New Mercies?
