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Made for More

Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Before the butterfly takes flight in a burst of color and grace, it begins as something much simpler—slow, grounded, and far from glamorous. A little like how many…
Lies We Tell Ourselves & Love That Tells the Truth

Scripture Focus: Hosea 10:13“Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.” Life can get strange sometimes. One moment we’re feeling centered, steady, and spiritually clear—and the next we’re tangled in frustration, insecurity, and/or expectations…
Trading Burdens for Belonging

Scripture Focus: Matthew 11:28–30“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”…
Joseph

Joseph’s story begins with a coat and a calling. As a teenager in his father’s house, he wore a garment that said, without words, “You are favored.” “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children… and he made him a coat of many colours” (Genesis 37:3). That visible favoritism, combined with God-given dreams of…
Ten Steps Earlier

There’s nothing gentle about Proverbs 4:14–15. “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” It almost sounds like the Spirit is stacking verbs for those of us who are tempted to think, I’ll be…
Kept in the Middle of It

There are days when I catch myself wishing Jesus had prayed a different prayer for His followers. Something like, “Father, pull them out as soon as it gets hard,” or, “Build a safe little bubble around them where nothing ugly can touch them.” Instead, on the night before the cross, He said this: “I pray…
Have They Really Heard?

Sometimes I catch myself wondering how many children and teens today have ever really heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Not just that “God is love,” but that “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Not just that we should “be kind,” but that “the wages of sin is…
A Space for Greater Things

I came to Him with nothing—not even strength to pray;my dreams lay cold and scattered,like leaves in winter’s sway. The soil of hope was hardened,my hands were stripped and bare,and silence seemed my portion—it felt He wasn’t there. But somewhere in the shadows,beyond what I could see,His mercy still was moving,His weaving silently. The grave…
When the Heavens Unfold

There are nights when prayer feels like talking to a closed door.You say “Father,” and the word seems to fall back into your own chest.You read the promises, you whisper the need,and the ceiling looks back at you blank and still. You wonder if you misheard.If your faith is too small.If you are asking wrong.If…
The Shepherd in the Shadows

The night is long, the shadows deep,Yet He who guards you will not sleep;The Shepherd walks through every test,And knows the path that leads to rest. When hope feels lost, when strength runs dry,Hold fast His word, His promise nigh;The hands once pierced will hold you fast,And guide you safely home at last. Though fear…