You Can Follow Jesus Without a Church. You Just Won’t Do It Well.
Church attendance doesn’t save you. But you weren’t built to follow Jesus alone either. What one sentence from my ten-year-old daughter taught me about why we need each other.
Church attendance doesn’t save you. But you weren’t built to follow Jesus alone either. What one sentence from my ten-year-old daughter taught me about why we need each other.
Bitterness rarely begins as bitterness. It starts with hurt, anger, betrayal or injustice and slowly tightens its grip. Using Scripture and the imagery of Tourniquet’s “Enveloped in Python,” this article explores the danger of allowing bitterness to take root, and why we must refuse to let it control us.
I thought losing my ministry meant God was finished using me. Instead, He began opening doors I never expected and teaching me that a position and a calling are not the same thing.
Some fights aren’t mine to win. But my peace isn’t up for negotiation either. What I’m learning about boundaries, anger, and standing firm without becoming bitter.
As my boys head back to school, I want them to remember that the people they choose as friends will influence the men they become. Scripture teaches us to love everyone while choosing our closest friendships wisely.
What happens when I trust God but still feel angry with Him? Scripture shows that God can handle our questions, grief, and frustration. Sometimes He doesn’t illuminate the entire road ahead, he simply gives us enough light to take the next step.
We can spend our lives trying to satisfy the opinions of everyone around us. But Scripture reminds us that the witness of God is greater. Learn how the life of Moses challenges us to reject people-pleasing, embrace our identity in Christ, choose what God values, and live by faith instead of fear.
I’ve spent the last while getting stronger in my health, marriage, and faith. But maybe getting stronger was never supposed to be the finish line. Jesus didn’t stay on the mountain, and I’m realizing I’m not supposed to either.
Music sounds different when you’re walking through the valley. These are the hymns, worship songs, Christian rock, and metal tracks that have helped me through suffering, forgiveness, praise, and learning to move forward.
I’ve been a Christian for years, and I still have moments when my first reaction isn’t grace. Here’s what one bad weekend taught me about the fight that doesn’t end at salvation.