Standing Out: Feel Like You Don’t Fit In?

Im sure we all want to be liked, cherished, and appreciated by our peers. However, what if I told you that God couldn't and doesn't care less about these things? What if I was to tell you that God didn’t care how many Facebook friends you have, or how many people follow you on Twitter?…

Verse of the Day

Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself. Jeremiah 31:3 NLT

Life-Giving Statements Jesus Made

Have you ever had one of those moments when Gods love comes through powerfully? I'd only read one statement of Jesus, however I couldn’t go any further in my reading. It was a statement I had read hundreds of times before, however this time it hit me differently. More impacting. Deeper. Don't you love it…

Verse of the Day

Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again; rejoice! Philippians 4:4 NLT

Anxiety for Patience…

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will…

Time to Unfriend Someone in Real Life?

Take a moment right now to think about your closest friends — the people you spend the most time with. If you were to be really honest with yourself, are they all life-giving relationships or are any of them toxic? How do they affect your faith and relationship with God? Your friends aren’t just the people whose…

5 Myths about Depression

Myth 1: It won’t happen to me. As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed. (Psalm 30:6–7) Overconfidence may not lead directly to a fall or to depression, but being overconfident hardly…