"But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion." – Luke 10:33 There is a question that still echoes from the pages of Scripture. A man once asked Jesus, Who is my neighbor? He wanted to justify himself. He wanted to narrow the definition. He wanted love to come with boundaries. Jesus did not answer with a definition. He answered with a story. A man ...  Read More

"When he saw them he said to them Go and show yourselves to the priests. And as they went they were cleansed." – Luke 17:14 It is easy to believe once everything starts falling into place. When the healing comes. When the breakthrough hits. When the peace settles in. But what about before any of that? What about when you are still waiting and walking, still hurting and hoping? Ten lepers cried out...  Read More

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." - John 14:27 There is a kind of pressure that does not always show up on the outside, but you feel it every time you breathe. You might smile in public while carrying a storm within. Maybe your mind is racing, your chest is tight, and your prayers ...  Read More

"But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." - James 1:6-8 Some of the most exhausting seasons in life are not caused by what you are going through but by how unstable you feel goi...  Read More

"And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22:37-39 It is easy to say we love people until those people make it hard. Until they disagree with us, disappoint us, or hurt us. The truth is, most of us are ...  Read More

"Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice, and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks." - Luke 17:15-16 Most people are good at asking God for help, but not everyone is good at returning to say thank you. In Luke 17, ten lepers cried out to Jesus for mercy. They were outcasts, cut off from family and community, desperate for heali...  Read More

"Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord." - Romans 12:11 There is a quiet danger in spiritual life that rarely gets talked about. It is not rebellion, failure, or even doubt. It is drift. Slow, subtle apathy that takes over when you stop paying attention. You start coasting through your walk with God. The passion that once lit you up now feels dim. You are not angry at Go...  Read More

"Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming." - Ephesians 4:14 There is a certain kind of weariness that comes from always changing your mind, always shifting your foundation, and always chasing the next idea that sounds good. You’ve probably felt i...  Read More

"He cried out with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out.'" – John 11:43 There are moments in life when everything feels finished. Too far gone. Buried. You start to believe the lies that say nothing is going to change. You tell yourself this is just how it is now. Maybe it is your passion that feels dead. Maybe it is your joy. Maybe it is your faith. And like Lazarus, you feel sealed in by grief, regr...  Read More

"Jesus said, 'Take away the stone.'" – John 11:39 Some obstacles in life are just too heavy to move. You know the ones. The broken relationship that will not heal. The addiction you keep falling back into. The anxiety that chokes out your joy. It is not that you have not tried. You have. But trying only gets you so far when the thing in front of you feels like a sealed tomb. That is where Mary and...  Read More

"The Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons" – 1 Timothy 4:1 It is easy to look around at culture and assume the loudest voices are the most trustworthy. But deception rarely looks evil at first glance. It wears the mask of logic, tolerance, relevance, even faith. That is what makes it dangerous....  Read More

"Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world" – 1 John 4:4 There is no shortage of deception in the world. It comes through headlines, social media, broken belief systems, and even our own feelings. It whispers lies that sound close enough to the truth that we start to question what we believe. Left unchecked, deception does...  Read More