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An Inspiring Heart

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.'' (Luke 6:38) From a ver...

Natural: Being Great and Doing Good

But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great...

Be the Miracle

And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, (Acts 19:11) June 23, thirteen soccer players ages 11-16, along with their coach, journeyed into a cave in Thailand. They only intended to be in...

Freedom

“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve.” (Joshua 24:15) Solo is a prequel film which tells the origin story of the galaxy’s favorite freedom fighting loner. As...

Judgment Free Zone: Planet Fitness Proves That “Judgment Free” Doesn’t Mean “Rule Free”

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. (Matthew 7:1-2) It's time to work on that summer body. My W...

Try Then Trust

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 Shaquem Griffin put up some impressive...

Star-Lord’s Lord; Infinity War and the Battle for Supremacy in Your Heart

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. (Matthew 6:24) Avengers; Infinity War is on track to become the highe...

Magnolia: The Fixer Upper Finale and God’s Final Plan for You

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his S...

How Trumps Where

And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.” (1 Samuel 17:33) Giftedness cannot be measure...

Means and Message

Means can overwhelm messages. How an idea is delivered can make all the difference in how it is received. Too often what is said is lost in the haze of how it’s being shared. We intend to convey one thing, but ...