Overeating can have many causes, but they all produce the same result. You gain weight and feel like you’re out of control. While you may be blaming yourself for lacking willpower or not trying hard enough, there could be something else at work. The real reasons why...

Growing in Faith Even When You Feel Like a Hot Mess Let’s go ahead and normalize something real quick: You can absolutely love Jesusand still feel like a hot mess sometimes. Not a “mildly scattered but still Pinterest-worthy” mess. I mean the full-on version:...

Because your faith life doesn’t have to be boring Somewhere along the way, a rumor started that Bible study has to look a certain way. Quiet corner. Serious face. Delicate highlighters. Whisper-level reading voice. Zero joy. Zero snacks. Zero personality. Meanwhile,...

🌿 Rooted: Building a Faith That Stays Steady in Real Life (Even When Life Feels Like… A Lot) Let’s be honest — faith sometimes gets advertised like a Pinterest board. Soft lighting.Gentle music.Perfect journal.Zero life chaos.Angel choir soundtrack. Meanwhile in real...

Do you remember Haley Joel Osment saying ‘I see dead people” to Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense?  The movie was a huge hit and produced one of the best known lines in cinema history.  But what Cole Sear see’s in the story perhaps is not so far from the truth when it...

Perhaps the most powerful tool any successful person has is the same tool each and every one of us has but so many of us prefer not to use it. That tool is prayer and that prayer has many facets and each is as important as the next. The first thing about prayer is...

We all get angry. Anger occurs when someone behaves in a way that violates our ‘rules’ or standards. While anger is neither good nor bad, what you choose to do with that anger can make a huge difference in your life. Anger can be a trigger to motivate you to resolve a...

Difficulties give me an opportunity to exercise my focus and determination. During trying times I concentrate on maintaining a calm soul. This approach helps me to conquer the challenges that face me.  I avoid being reactive to difficult situations that catch me off...

Let’s just go ahead and say the quiet part out loud. Sometimes you can love Jesus… and still be completely over it. Over the struggle.Over the waiting.Over the praying for the same thing.Over the “lessons,” the refining, the character development, the stretching, the...

Because faith is real life — not a performance Let’s be honest. Sometimes “Christian growth advice” can feel like a never-ending checklist of spiritual homework. Wake up earlier. Pray longer. Memorize everything. Smile constantly. Radiate holiness 24/7 like you’re...