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The Word of God: A Lamp That Has Not Dimmed
Rediscover the power of God’s Word and why no sermon, podcast, or devotional can replace consistent, prayerful engagement with Scripture.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 158 min read


When You’re Too Tired to Keep Going: What Isaiah Says to the Exhausted Believer
Too tired to keep going? Discover how Isaiah 40 encourages exhausted believers to stop relying on their own strength and wait on the God who never grows weary.

Arnie Cole
Sep 153 min read


Who’s putting a two-hour limit on you?
Is your phone quietly shaping your spiritual life? Research suggests compulsive screen habits may affect prayer, Scripture engagement, and our ability to be fully present.

Arnie Cole
Sep 133 min read


When Pain Becomes Purpose
Discover how honesty, amends, faith, and healing can loosen shame’s grip and allow the painful parts of your recovery story to become hope for others.

Back to the Bible
Sep 125 min read


Ordinary Skills, Extraordinary Purpose: How God Uses Your Everyday Career in Ministry
Does your everyday career matter to God? Discover how your work, professional skills, relationships, and ordinary responsibilities can become meaningful ways to serve God and others.

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Sep 116 min read


When God Disappoints: How to Trust Him When Life Breaks Your Heart
How do you trust God when life breaks your heart? Discover how biblical lament, God’s steadfast character, and surrender can anchor your faith through disappointment.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 106 min read


The Twelve: What Jesus Sees in the People Nobody Else Notices
Some of Jesus' disciples are barely mentioned in Scripture, yet their faithfulness helped build the early church. Discover what James, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Bartholomew teach us about quiet obedience.

Arnie Cole
Sep 83 min read


The Ministry of Encouragement: Building Up the Body of Christ
Discover why biblical encouragement is an essential Christian ministry and how your words, prayers, and presence can strengthen others and build up the body of Christ.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 77 min read


AI Didn’t Replace You. You Stepped Out First.
AI can offer spiritual advice, but it cannot replace a lifetime of experience. Discover why older believers’ stories, struggles, and “scar tissue” may be exactly what the next generation needs.

Arnie Cole
Sep 64 min read


Finding Your Footing Again
Learn how wise counsel, honesty, humility, and healthy responses to rejection can help you rebuild work, relationships, and everyday life in early recovery.

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Sep 56 min read


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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Sep 45 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
Sep 35 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
Sep 13 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
Aug 317 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
Aug 304 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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Aug 295 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
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