Tag: faith
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Easter is Coming—Are You Ready? It’s that time of year again. The Easter aisle at Walmart is fully stocked, and somewhere, right now, a stressed-out mom is frantically stuffing pastel-colored eggs while wondering if she should just buy a rotisserie chicken instead of attempting a full Easter dinner. Meanwhile, your pastor is knee-deep in a…
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Introduction: March Madness (Not the Basketball Kind) You ever notice how March is basically Mother Nature’s mood swing month? One day, it’s warm and sunny, and the next, you’re scraping ice off your windshield wondering if you somehow slept through spring and woke up in January. It’s the month of the great weather identity crisis.…
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Introduction: When Your Reflection Talks Back Ever had one of those moments where you catch your reflection and think, “Oh wow, I really need some sleep”? Or worse, “Is that how I really look when I’m talking to people?” If you’re like me, you’ve probably made a face at yourself in the mirror more times…
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Play Now on Spotify! Alabaster Box – Cece Winans Welcome to a new segment on the blog: Worship Wednesday! Each week, I’ll highlight a worship song that has impacted me and explore how it can deepen our faith and transform our lives. Worship is more than just music—it’s a powerful connection to God that helps…
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The Art of Procrastinating Ministry Look, I get it. Life is a whirlwind of obligations. Work, school, soccer practice, PTA meetings, meal planning, and—oh yeah—bathing the kids so they don’t smell like a pack of feral raccoons. Somewhere in the mix, you might squeeze in five minutes to sit down before realizing you forgot to…
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When One Trip Just Isn’t Enough Let’s be real—some days feel like you’re carrying a 300-pound cross up a hill, and some days you’re just trying to carry your groceries inside in one trip. And if you’re anything like me, you’re gonna try and muscle through it, even when logic, common sense, and the screaming…
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Introduction Ever catch yourself wondering if your faith is more of a checklist than a genuine journey? That’s what hit me when I read Matthew 7:21-23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.…
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Let’s talk about something that ruffles feathers in some circles—technology in the church. Now, I’m not just talking about the church livestream or the coffee shop POS system in the foyer (because yes, even the church coffee needs a tech upgrade sometimes). I mean all of it—AI tools, social media, sermon-writing software, and even apps…
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Have you ever met a jerk? I use the word jerk because the one in my mind is definitely not safe for work—or church. But of course you have. We all have. I’m not talking about genuinely evil people, just the everyday jerks. The guy who cuts you off in traffic, then has the audacity…
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Alright, let’s be real—talking about the end times isn’t exactly a feel-good, cozy campfire conversation. You’re probably not going to see it on a Hallmark movie anytime soon. But Jesus talked about it, Paul warned about it, and John had an entire Revelation about it—so maybe we should, too. When we read 2 Timothy 3:1-5,…