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How to Stop White-Knuckling Life and Find True Surrender
Tired of white-knuckling your way through life? Discover how biblical surrender can break the cycle of control, self-reliance, and exhaustion and help you trust God.

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17 hours ago5 min read


Finding Strength in the Storm: How God’s Word Anchors You When Life Feels Overwhelming
Feeling overwhelmed? Discover how God’s Word provides strength, lasting joy, stability, and hope when life feels too heavy to carry on your own.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
2 days ago5 min read


The Twelve: Judas, the Disciple Who Looked the Part
Judas walked with Jesus for three years, yet his heart remained unchanged. Discover the sobering warning his life offers about the difference between knowing about Christ and truly following Him.

Arnie Cole
4 days ago3 min read


The Grace of God: The Word We Cannot Live Without
Discover what the Bible teaches about God’s grace, why salvation cannot be earned, and how grace continues to transform, strengthen, and sustain Christians throughout life.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
5 days ago7 min read


The Cross We Never Have To Carry
What does it really mean to take up your cross daily? Explore how surrender differs from legalism and what following Jesus can cost us in ordinary life.

Arnie Cole
6 days ago4 min read


When Sobriety Is Not Enough
Sobriety does not make life easy. Discover how faith, recovery community, honest self-examination, and daily practices help us face pain without escaping.

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7 days ago5 min read


Overcoming Spiritual Delay: How to Stop Fooling Yourself
Are you waiting on God or simply delaying obedience? Discover how to recognize spiritual self-deception, confront excuses, and take practical steps of faith today.

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Aug 285 min read


How to Overcome Fear and Find Strength in God's Word
Discover how God’s Word helps you overcome fear, trust His presence, face overwhelming challenges, and find strength when life feels uncertain.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Aug 276 min read


Living in Hope when God Says, “Wait”
Why does God sometimes make us wait? Discover eight biblical truths that can strengthen your faith, deepen your trust, and give you hope in God’s timing.

Chuck Lawless
Aug 264 min read


The Twelve: Philip, the Disciple Who Asked the Honest Question
Philip wasn't afraid to ask honest questions. Discover how this practical-minded disciple teaches us that sincere questions can deepen our faith and point others to Jesus.

Arnie Cole
Aug 253 min read


Marriage: The Covenant That Reflects the Gospel
Discover what the Bible teaches about marriage as a sacred covenant designed to reflect Christ and the church through love, faithfulness, sacrifice, and grace.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Aug 247 min read


A Thaw Is Not a Harvest - Part Three: What you saw. What they saw. And the number neither of us can find.
Is America experiencing genuine Christian revival, or are we seeing the beginning of a spiritual thaw? New research reveals a critical gap between renewed interest and disciple-making.

Arnie Cole
Aug 234 min read


When Recovery Gives You More Than Your Old Life Back
Discover how surrender, confession, faith, and doing the next right thing can lead to a life in recovery that is better than simply returning to the past.

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Aug 226 min read


Faith as an Endurance Sport: Moving Beyond the Sprint Mindset
Faith isn’t a sprint. Discover how daily spiritual habits, rest, community, and perseverance can build the endurance you need to follow Christ faithfully for the long haul.

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Aug 215 min read


What Does the Bible Say About Love? How God Redefines How We Love Others
What does the Bible really say about love? Discover how Scripture defines love through patience, kindness, sacrifice, forgiveness, and the unchanging love of God revealed in Jesus.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Aug 206 min read


Living in Hope: Overcoming Ongoing Sin
Struggling with ongoing sin and temptation? Discover 12 practical, biblical steps for resisting temptation, strengthening your faith, and finding hope and victory in Jesus Christ.

Chuck Lawless
Aug 194 min read


The Twelve: Matthew, the Outcast Who Threw the First Party for Jesus
Matthew was a despised tax collector when Jesus called him. Discover how Christ transformed an outcast into a disciple, Gospel writer, and powerful witness to God's grace.

Arnie Cole
Aug 183 min read


Humility: The Virtue That Makes Every Other Virtue Real
Discover what biblical humility really means, why God gives grace to the humble, and how following Christ’s example transforms our relationships, leadership, prayer, and daily walk with God.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Aug 177 min read


Here Is the Evidence. Your Vote Is Needed Today.
Is America experiencing genuine Christian revival—or simply renewed spiritual interest? Examine the strongest evidence on both sides and decide what the data really shows.

Arnie Cole
Aug 165 min read


Getting Your Kids Back Starts With Becoming Someone They Can Trust
Learn how parents in addiction recovery can rebuild trust with their children through consistency, patience, healing, healthy boundaries, and faith.

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Aug 156 min read


How God Restores Broken Lives: Hope After Wasted Years
Discover how God restores broken lives, redeems wasted years, and brings hope through persistent prayer, honest surrender, community, and grace after failure.

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Aug 145 min read


Living in Hope: Delighting in God’s Forgiveness when Temptation Comes
Temptation and failure do not have the final word. Discover ten powerful biblical pictures of God’s forgiveness and find hope, strength, and gratitude to pursue obedience in Christ.

Chuck Lawless
Aug 124 min read


The Twelve: Andrew, the Disciple Who Kept Bringing People to Jesus
Andrew rarely stood in the spotlight, but his quiet habit of bringing people to Jesus changed countless lives. Discover what this often-overlooked disciple teaches us about faithful influence.

Arnie Cole
Aug 113 min read


The Sovereignty of God: The Doctrine That Holds Everything Together
Discover what the Bible teaches about God’s sovereignty and how trusting His complete rule over every circumstance brings peace in fear, purpose in suffering, and confidence for the future.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Aug 107 min read
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