When Following God Costs Relationships

When Following God Costs Relationships

“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”   — Luke 14:26 The Verse That Makes Everyone Choke on Their Coffee Let’s be...
Worth It Every Time

Worth It Every Time

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”   — 2 Timothy 4:7  A Verse Written From the Finish Line This one hits different when you know where Paul was sitting when he wrote it. This isn’t a young man full of...
Pressed but Not Abandoned

Pressed but Not Abandoned

“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”   — 2 Corinthians 4:8–9   The Lie Pressure Tells Pressure is a terrible theologian. Leave it alone long...
Standing Alone

Standing Alone

“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us… but if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods.”   — Daniel 3:16–18 When Everyone Else Bows Picture the scene, because it’s brutal. The music plays, and an entire nation drops to...
Faith When It Gets Hard

Faith When It Gets Hard

“It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life…”    — 1 Kings 19:4   Even the Giants Get Tired Here’s a verse that ought to make every one of us breathe a little easier, even though it’s heavy. That’s Elijah talking. The Elijah. The...