Now that Thanksgiving is over, are you like many of us, right back to singing that ol' "woe is me" anthem? Do you have people in your life who could find something to complain about in EVERY circumstance?...
Grace Shot: How to be thankful when life isn’t all good
THANK YOU! I am so grateful to get to share His Life with each of you and for those of you led to partner with this ministry. God's grace through you is amazing! We pray this message finds you as...
Need a Bit of Grace Amidst Your Messiness?
I praise God that my hope and eternal life are not based on my faithfulness, but His. My wayward flesh can renounce Him ten thousand times a day as so many moments are lived for and from the world and worldliness, but His faithfulness never falters. My union...
The Truth About Obedience, Good Behavior, and Divine Favor
I shared recently that God’s blessing for our good behavior was “fake news” and that His blessing for Christ’s merit on our behalf was truly “Good News!" Some people really don’t like that, because they have believed the lie that their "doing well" causes God’s...
Grace Shot: Why doesn’t God alleviate my suffering?
Have you ever wondered why God doesn't just remove tough times from our lives? Why, as Christians, we're not promised an easy life as soon as we accept Christ into our hearts? As he deals with his own health challenges, Mike dives into the...
Should We Ask for Prayer if God Already Knows What’s Best?
If God already knows what is best are we just trying to change His mind by getting more people to pray for what we want? If not, then why should we ask for prayer or intercede for one another? We do not ask for people to come together in prayer to be more convincing...
How Do We Make the Most of this Life?
1032 minutes. That’s what the average person has of awake time in the US today. What will you do with them? WHOSE minutes will they be? Who gets to determine how each of those are used? INVEST your temporal minutes in eternal return: Walk with God. Enjoy Him. Be quick...
“TONEF?” (Trusting God When Life Isn’t Making Sense)
I posted a comment to a friend's blog today, and before the blog would submit my comment, I had to type in a random word to prove I'm not some kind of maliciously minded spam robot. The word it told me to type was "t-o-n-e-f". Now - life sometimes feels crazy just...
How Can I Experience Deeper Fellowship with God?
How Can I Experience Deeper Fellowship with God? My friend, Kristine recently asked if I had any tips for experiencing a deeper communion with God. I certainly understand that desire! It gets so tricky for us at times, because like a child wanting to grow up, it’s not...