Advent Poem: Advent II

Remember your mercy in Christ, I plead / When all my watchmen abandon their walls.

Spiritual GrowthHorizons ChurchDecember 10, 2020advent, poem, poetry

Advent Poem: Advent Beauty

Tilting on her yearly track / Advent beauty circles back.

Spiritual GrowthHorizons ChurchDecember 3, 2020advent, poem, poetry, beauty

Learning to Trust

Trust is vital to love, and what God wants most from his children is their love.

Spiritual GrowthShyla YoderNovember 19, 2020love, trust, faith, learning

The Cost of Being a Disciple

One of the things that makes Jesus so different from other teachers, is that he will not settle for a “place” in your life.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsNovember 12, 2020disciples, cost, jesus, lord, follow

Kindness and Repentance

When we take kindness at the expense of repentance, or repentance at the expense of kindness, we grow monstrously out of balance.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsOctober 29, 2020sin, kindness, repentance, mercy

The Power of Asking Why

All throughout history, God has equipped people who have acted as his voice in the world, people who have called and beckoned the lost and wayward back to himself.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsOctober 22, 2020apologetics, why, questions, faith, unbelief

Running for God's Glory

Do all things to the glory of God — even when you run.

Spiritual GrowthStephanie KernsOctober 15, 2020running, exercise, glory, glorify, race, faith

Jesus vs. the Bible (a Very Brief Examination)

When the Bibles speaks, Jesus speaks.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsOctober 8, 2020bible, jesus, authority, scripture

Christ's Comfort, Our Healing

God hates sin, but he does love his people — so what do we do when we continue to sin?

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsOctober 1, 2020comfort, Healing, forgiveness, sin, body, church, Confession

The Gift of Writing

When we write we sort out the noise in our lives, so that we can hear the deeper longings of our hearts.

Spiritual GrowthShyla YoderSeptember 24, 2020writing, gift, tool

Store the Word

It’s one thing to simply read the Bible -- it’s another thing to let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsSeptember 17, 2020scripture, memorization, bible, faith, Christianity

Audacious

Would you believe that Jesus himself was astonished at a man’s faith?

Spiritual GrowthQuint PittsSeptember 10, 2020faith, audacious, jesus, belief