Above all works, Jesus cares about the posture of our hearts. The stories of the woman caught in adultery and the woman who sinned greatly and anointed Jesus’ head and feet with perfume show a God abundant in mercy and eager to forgive those with repentant hearts who truly love him.
While many may find themselves facing grief and loss this holiday season, our expert guest blogger and LMHC, Rob Kern, shares how acceptance can help us bridge from triggering events that remind us of loss to embrace the possibility of future unknowns with courage.
God loves us just as we are, and meets us right where we’re at. If we’ll allow it, he’ll be the best friend we will ever have.
No one is too far gone to stand outside of God’s grace, even those who ran away. Here is Kristin’s prodigal story.
Are we still enough to come to God in prayer? We have to clear our hearts of any unforgiveness before we can feel the fullness of God’s love, and The Lord’s Prayer is our template.
While the Bible offers a clear picture of the marriage covenant, it can be harder to discern what the Bible really says about divorce, as there are some gray areas left open for interpretation. Here we unpack a tough topic in the context of Jesus’ unfailing love and mercy.
The Parable of the Ten Virgins is one of the harder parables to get our heads around, yet the historical context of a Galilean wedding ceremony unveils the parable’s deeper meaning of preparing for marriage as the bride of Christ.
It can be challenging to hear God above the noise and chatter of our thoughts and concerns. Yet God is our comforter and advisor in moments of uncertainty and he delights in us just as we are.
Our lives are full of myriad distractions that compete for our attention and all too often compromise our personal, professional and spiritual growth. God calls us to find ourselves in him and to really know him. Our spiritual growth, with God, matters eternally.
The world will tell us to chase love, but we can lose ourselves searching for it. The real transformation comes when we chase God and find the living water Jesus speaks about in John chapter 4.