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What God Actually Requires: Three Things Micah Says Every Believer Needs
What does God actually require of believers? Explore Micah 6:8 and discover how justice, mercy, and humility flow from God’s grace rather than religious performance.

Arnie Cole
4 days ago3 min read


Are You Being Transformed—or Just Improving Yourself?
Are you truly being transformed by God or simply improving your habits? Discover four signs of spiritual transformation and a new way to measure growth in Christ.

Arnie Cole
6 days ago4 min read


Unlocking Hidden Rooms: How to Overcome Spiritual Compartmentalization and Find True Freedom
Discover how spiritual compartmentalization divides your faith and learn four practical steps to surrender hidden areas of your life to God and experience greater freedom.

Back to the Bible
Oct 96 min read


How to Hide God's Word in Your Heart and Transform Your Daily Life
Learn how to hide God’s Word in your heart through Scripture study, meditation, journaling, and obedience so biblical truth transforms your everyday life.

Pastor Braden Pedersen
Oct 85 min read


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
Oct 63 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
Oct 55 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
Oct 44 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
Oct 16 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


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


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


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


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


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.

Back to the Bible
Sep 45 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


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.

Back to the Bible
Aug 285 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


What’s Required of Us? What Made the List, What Didn’t.
What does God actually require of Christ followers? Discover the results of a reader survey revealing the daily practices believers identified—and the difference between biblical obedience and legalism.

Arnie Cole
Aug 23 min read


So… Nothing Is Required of Us? Part Two
Does following Jesus require anything? Discover the biblical difference between legalism and obedience, and explore the daily practices that shape a spiritually fit life.

Arnie Cole
Jul 263 min read


The Lie You Live Inside
The stories we tell ourselves shape our lives more than we realize. Discover how false narratives can quietly steer our decisions—and how God's truth can set us free.

Arnie Cole
Jun 144 min read


When Jesus Isn’t Enough, We All Reach for a Witch Doctor
Many believers trust Jesus—until life gets difficult. This Sunday Review explores modern-day “witch doctors,” hidden sources of trust, and what it means to rely fully on Christ.

Arnie Cole
Jun 74 min read
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