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Come Back: What Hosea Says to Anyone Who Has Wandered From God
Have you drifted from God? Discover how Hosea 6 offers hope and a simple invitation to return, experience renewal, and begin walking toward God again.

Arnie Cole
11 hours ago3 min read


The Image of God: What You Really Are
Discover what it means to be made in the image of God and how this biblical truth transforms the way we understand our worth and treat every person we encounter.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
1 day ago5 min read


You Can’t Optimize What Jesus Told Us to Deny
We track sleep, steps, habits, and even spiritual streaks. But can self-optimization produce genuine transformation, or are we measuring what matters least?

Arnie Cole
2 days ago4 min read


Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation: How Small Daily Steps Can Rekindle Your Faith
Feeling spiritually stagnant? Discover how small, consistent habits of prayer, Scripture, reflection, and Christian community can help rekindle your faith and restore spiritual momentum.

Back to the Bible
4 days ago5 min read


INTRODUCING THE FAITHFUL OVERTHINKER
Meet The Faithful Overthinker, a new podcast creating space for skeptics, doubters, and people wrestling with difficult questions about God and faith.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
5 days ago2 min read


Overcoming Shame and Walking in Biblical Assurance
Struggling with shame or doubts about your salvation? Discover how Scripture points believers away from past failures and toward assurance, freedom, and confidence in Jesus Christ.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
5 days ago6 min read


THE BIBLE SAW IT COMING
Discover how Scripture identified the gap between hearing and living God’s Word long ago, and why daily Bible engagement is essential for lasting spiritual growth.

Arnie Cole
6 days ago2 min read


THE QUESTION THAT CUTS THROUGH EVERYTHING
Discover why measuring spiritual transformation, not just ministry reach, matters and how Scripture engagement can produce lasting change in everyday lives.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 293 min read


Dry Bones: What Ezekiel's Strange Vision Says About Spiritual Deadness
Feeling spiritually dry or disconnected? Discover what Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones teaches about trusting God for renewal when your faith no longer feels alive.

Arnie Cole
Sep 293 min read


LEARNING, LOVING, AND LIVING GOD’S WORD AS A SINGLE PARENT
Discover how consistent time in God’s Word can replace guilt with joy and provide strength, guidance, and reassurance for life’s challenges.

Back to the Bible
Sep 282 min read


The Fatherhood of God: The Most Personal Truth in Scripture
Discover what Scripture teaches about the Fatherhood of God and how being adopted into His family through Christ transforms prayer, security, obedience, worship, and everyday life.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 288 min read


Don’t They Know Who I Am?
Pride is easy to recognize in others and difficult to see in ourselves. Discover where it hides and how biblical humility can change the way we respond.

Arnie Cole
Sep 275 min read


From Deception to Freedom: A Guide to Repentance
Learn how biblical repentance can help you recognize spiritual deception, leave false practices behind, make amends, and rebuild your life on the truth of God’s Word.

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Sep 255 min read


Finding Strength in God: Staying Rooted in Hard Seasons
Feeling spiritually exhausted or distant from God? Discover how Scripture can help you stay rooted in truth, persevere in prayer, and find strength in hard seasons.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 245 min read


When the Future God Promised Feels Far Away: A Word From Jeremiah for Hard Seasons
What does Jeremiah 29:11 really mean in hard seasons? Discover how its original context offers lasting hope when God’s promised future feels far away.

Arnie Cole
Sep 223 min read


Forgiveness: The Hardest Command and the Deepest Freedom
Why is forgiveness so difficult? Discover what biblical forgiveness really means, what it doesn’t require, and how releasing an offense to God can lead to freedom.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Sep 217 min read


What to Do When the Machine Sounds Like Your Pastor
AI can explain Scripture and sound remarkably convincing, but can it replace lived faith? Discover why Christians need discernment as AI becomes a trusted source of spiritual answers.

Back to the Bible
Sep 205 min read


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


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.

Back to the Bible
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 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
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