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Sep27

• Growth, Healing, Change

The Present Christ

There is a question worth sitting with today, one that cuts through the noise of religious routine and theological debate and lands somewhere deeply personal. Are you so focused on what is coming that you are...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Sep20

New Heights

There is a moment in the life of every believer when the very thing that carried them forward becomes the thing holding them back. Not because it was bad. Not because it failed. But because growth demands more...

Kaleigh Shoaff · 9 min read

Sep13

• Discipled

The Inheritance You Choose

Every person on earth is going to receive an inheritance. That is not a matter of debate. What is very much up for debate, and what deserves serious, honest reflection, is what kind of inheritance it will be.

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Sep6

• Discipled
• Discipleship

Do You Come Running

There is a moment in every person's life when truth breaks through. Not the kind of truth that merely informs the mind, but the kind that cuts to the heart, that stops you mid-step and demands a response. The...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Aug30

• Discipled
• Discipleship

All In

There is a phrase that has echoed through church walls for generations, one that many believers have read, memorized, and perhaps quietly wrestled with. It comes from Romans 1:16, where the Apostle Paul...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Aug23

• Freedom

Broken Chains

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with how much sleep you got last night. It is the exhaustion of carrying something heavy for so long that you have forgotten what it felt like to...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Aug16

• Faith

You Need Only To Be Still

There is a moment in the book of Exodus that should stop every anxious, overworked, overwhelmed person dead in their tracks. The Israelites have just fled Egypt. They are moving boldly, full of the momentum of...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Aug9

• Discipled

A Glorious People

There is a question worth sitting with today, one that cuts past the surface of religious routine and lands somewhere deeper. What does it actually look like to be a glorious person? Not glorious in the sense...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Aug2

Climb the Tree

Climb the Tree: Rising Above to See ClearlyThere is a moment in every person's life when the crowd becomes too thick, the noise becomes too loud, and the weight of everything pressing in makes it nearly...

Kaleigh Shoaff · 9 min read

Jul26

• Discipled
• Discipleship

Commitment

There is a quiet trap that most of us walk into without ever realizing it. It does not announce itself. It does not feel like a mistake. In fact, it often feels like faith. It feels like conviction. It feels...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Jul19

• Discipled

Citizens

There is something deeply human about the longing for a homeland. People have crossed oceans, risked their lives, and left everything familiar behind in search of a place where life could be better, fuller,...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Jul5

Cultivating My Walk With Christ

Cultivating Your Walk with Christ: The Art of Intentional DiscipleshipThe Christian journey isn't meant to be a casual stroll through life, occasionally nodding toward faith when it's convenient. From the very...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Jun28

• Discipled

Scripture and You

The Beautiful Dance Between Grace and Law: Finding Completeness in God's WordHave you ever had a brilliant idea, something you could see so clearly in your mind that you were certain you could bring it to life?...

Steven Parker · 12 min read

Jun21

• Discipled

The Holy Spirit

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to navigate life's challenges with an unshakeable peace while others crumble under the same pressure? The difference might be simpler than you think, it's all about...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Jun14

• Discipled
• Discipleship

The Process

This powerful message unpacks the critical distinction between salvation, which happens in a moment, and discipleship, which unfolds over a lifetime. Drawing from Philippians 2:12, we're challenged to 'work out...

Tom Weichart · 11 min read

Jun7

• Discipled
• Discipleship

Time

This powerful message centers on one of the most overlooked gifts God has given us: time itself. Drawing from Ephesians 5 and Romans 13, we're confronted with a transformative truth, God doesn't need time, but...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

May31

• Discipled
• Discipleship

The Hard Stuff

There's a question that echoes through the corridors of faith, one that demands an honest answer from each of us: Are we counted among the many or among the few?

Steven Parker · 10 min read

May24

• Discipled
• Discipleship

Crucified

There's something profound about the relationship between weight and elevation. When you're lighter, you can ascend higher. This isn't just a physical principle, it's a spiritual truth that transforms how we...

Steven Parker · 11 min read

May17

• Discipled
• Discipleship

Priorities

The Call to Awakened Discipleship: Living Beyond Silent Faith There's a profound difference between existing and truly living. Between breathing air and breathing life. Between sitting in a pew and standing in...

Steven Parker · 11 min read

May10

A Mother's Heart

Imagine the Creator of the universe searching the entire earth with a specific child in mind, looking for one woman, the only woman, perfectly suited to raise that particular child. Not because she's perfect,...

Kaleigh Shoaff · 10 min read

May3

Pieces to Power

We live in an era of pocket-sized everything. Our phones fit in our palms. Our entertainment streams at our fingertips. Even our vices have become conveniently portable, tucked away in places no one else can...

Archie Phillips III · 11 min read

Apr26

• Discipled

Discipled - Living Examples

Perhaps the most liberating truth is this: we are all both students and teachers. We don't have to wait until we've achieved some level of spiritual maturity before we can help others. Right now, wherever you...

Steven Parker · 11 min read

Apr19

• Discipled

Discipled and Changed

The world doesn't need more signs. The world needs evangelists, real people living transformed lives who become the message rather than just wearing it.

Steven Parker · 11 min read

Apr12

• Faith

His Rest

The Four Dimensions of Rest: Discovering God's Promise Beyond the Sabbath What if everything you thought you knew about rest was just the beginning? Most of us, when we think about biblical rest, immediately...

Steven Parker · 12 min read

Apr5

• Resurrection

Impossible

The resurrection of Jesus Christ isn't a story that needs our help to be meaningful. It doesn't require substitutes or cartoons to make it tangible. The power inherent in that empty tomb requires nothing from...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Mar29

Into the Layers

Have you ever worked on a puzzle and thought you knew exactly where a piece belonged, only to discover it actually fits somewhere completely different? That frustration of trying to force a piece into the wrong...

Kaleigh Shoaff · 10 min read

Mar22

• Awareness

Stay Awake

In Mark 13:32-37, Jesus speaks to His disciples about His return, but the heart of His message isn't about calculating dates or constructing elaborate end-times charts. Instead, He repeats a single exhortation...

Steven Parker · 12 min read

Mar15

• Sheep Over Goat
• Trust

Sheep Will Follow

There's something profoundly beautiful about the image of sheep gathering together in a pasture. Not because they're forced to, but because instinctively they know that safety, provision, and life itself are...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Mar8

• Sheep Over Goat

What You Know

What does it really mean to know something? This question sits at the heart of our spiritual journey, challenging us to examine not just what we know, but how we understand and apply that knowledge in our lives.

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Mar1

• Sheep Over Goat
• Marriage

Divinely Arranged

There's a powerful truth about marriage that has been obscured by centuries of tradition, cultural adaptation, and human convenience. What if everything we've been told about how marriage works isn't quite...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Feb22

• Growth, Healing, Change

He Requires Your Yes

There's something deeply uncomfortable about the idea of being cut open, exposed, and reshaped. We instinctively pull back from pain, from vulnerability, from processes that promise to leave us looking...

Kaleigh Shoaff · 11 min read

Feb17

Unholy Metamorphosis

There's a profound crisis unfolding within the body of Christ today. It's subtle, gradual, and often unnoticed until we find ourselves far from where we started. This crisis has a name: Unholy Metamorphosis.

Steven Parker · 12 min read

Feb9

Family Dynamics

Have you ever felt paralyzed trying to balance your priorities? You know the list: God first, then family, then work, then church, then finances, etc.. You've probably heard it preached, maybe even written it...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Feb2

Know Your Assignment

Have you ever turned in the wrong assignment? You worked hard, did the research, wrote the paper, checked your grammar, everything seemed perfect. But when you got your grade, you received a zero. Not because...

Steven Parker · 9 min read

Jan25

• Sonship

The Power To Become

There's a profound difference between being an heir and being a son. One focuses on what's coming, the inheritance, the benefits, the future rewards. The other focuses on what's already been given,...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Jan18

The Rock of Division

There exists a place in ancient history called Sela Hammahlekoth, the Rock of Escape, the Rock of Division. It marks a moment when divine intervention met human desperation, when deliverance arrived at the...

Archie Phillips III · 10 min read

Jan11

Creative Power of Words

There's a profound truth woven throughout Scripture that many of us overlook in our daily lives: words carry extraordinary power. Not just any power, but the power to create, to heal, to build up, or...

Steven Parker · 10 min read

Dec15

God's Truth

There's a profound difference between knowing the truth and having an attitude toward truth. This distinction shapes everything, our relationships, our purpose, our very identity.

Steven Parker · 9 min read