Humans Being: Transformed by Training vs. Trying

You can’t run a marathon just by deciding to try harder. And you can’t become Christlike through determination alone. Both require training to increase your capabilities. From November 1, 2026

The Born Identity: Receiving the Real You

Living under the wrong identity can make even your best efforts end in frustration. The freedom to live as God designed you begins with accepting who He says you are. From October 25, 2026

How True: Leveling With Our Best Worst Self

The people who know you don’t need to see a perfect Christian. If they see the progress you’re making, your struggles can be your strongest witness. From October 18, 2026

Flood Bath: Drowning Out Clinging Crud

You don’t have to clean the jar before you fill it with water. The water does the cleaning. And you don’t have to clean up your life before God fills it with His Spirit. From October 11, 2026

Sonship: Set Free to Grow Up

Temptation may keep calling, but sonship changes who you belong to. Being dead to sin means the old relationship is over. From October 4, 2026

Banking On God: Accounting for Ourselves

We automate plenty of things we don’t want to forget. Generosity can work the same way: one intentional decision can become a lasting spiritual habit. From September 27, 2026

Unholy Hoarder: Getting Our Eyes Off Our Shelves

There’s a big difference between storing like a hero and hoarding like a fool. The difference isn’t in the storehouse. It’s in the heart. From September 20, 2026

False Profit: The Loss of Gain

False profit is subtraction by addition. Adam and Eve gained one bite and lost the Garden—and we still make that trade. From September 13, 2026

Sharecroppers: Lending the Lord a Slice of Life

The difference between a withholder and a shareholder can be one small slice. God uses generosity to turn possessions into participation. From September 6, 2026

Cross Your Heart: The Hope to Thrive

Knowing better doesn’t always lead to doing better. The cross gets our heart involved so God’s truth can move from our heads to our hands. From August 30, 2026

Wedding Harvest: Lord of the Feast in the Famine

Joseph didn’t receive abundance so he could build a comfortable life. He received it so a starving world could live. God’s blessings still work that way for us. From August 23, 2026

Free Samples: Serving Appetizing Examples

You can describe sweetness all day, but one taste changes the conversation. The best argument for God’s love may be a free sample. From August 16, 2026

Power Planting: Sowing, Growing, and Stowing

Spiritual starvation has a frightening symptom: eventually, you stop feeling hungry. The Word you store in your heart today may be what sustains you when famine comes. From August 9, 2026

Dream Job: Helping Troubled Hearts Find Hope

Pharaoh shares his fears, frustrations, failings with Joseph, a despised Hebrew. Does my demeanor cause those who despise my faith to open up, or clam up? From July 26, 2026

Voice Activated: Turning Up God’s Volume

The loudest voice in your life will eventually become your lord. Every day you're turning something up—and something else down. Which voice is really leading you? From July 19, 2026

Hindsight Foresight: Serving as Prisoners of Hope

The pit you’re trying to escape may be preparing the purpose you were created to fulfill. Trust is a head start on hindsight. From July 12, 2026

Newb and Improved: Moving Forward by Starting Over

The future you want may require becoming the beginner you fear. Every better life begins with an uncomfortable first step—trust the Voice calling you forward. From July 5, 2026

Strong Hold: Getting a Grip on Integrity

The greatest reward for integrity isn’t escaping trouble—but becoming the kind of person who can’t be bought, pressured, or pulled away from God. From June 28, 2026

Dad Attitude: Embracing Embarrassing Boldness

The approval we chase determines the courage we carry. Good dads show how a change in audience can transform both. From June 21, 2026

Wanton Woman: Defeating Lust by Desiring Love

Some struggles are meant to be resisted. Others are meant to be escaped. Joseph’s finest moment came when he ran away from lust toward his supreme love. From June 14, 2026