Seek First the Kingdom
- December 04, 2017
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33
What runs your mind? What causes your heart to pound firm and fast against your chest? Where do your thoughts drift to? In every season of need, in little and in plenty, let us center our thoughts, meditations, minds, and hearts on God, his word, his works, and his ways, and bank on the promise of Matthew 6:33.
If you want to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, you cannot seek first...
Tree-Hugging, Jesus Loving, Conservative/Conservationist
- December 04, 2017
- by
- Lori Travers
I love this earth. The lone planet we tread upon is the masterpiece our Creator blessed us with to meet our needs. A delicate...
Constancy
- November 29, 2017
- by
- Meg Rodriguez
Change.
If I had to choose just one word to describe life recently, this would be the one. Change—something that many people love but...
A Christmas Itch
- November 23, 2017
- by
- Whitney Hsu
Every year at this time, I get the itch.
No, it’s not just my dry skin.
I get the itch to play that Christmas music, get...
Why Moral Relativism Doesn’t Really Work
- November 22, 2017
- by
- Sage Blalock
Relativism is active in today’s world-both in social discourse and in academia. Often in sermons and apologetics, we hear about the evils of Relativism,...
Dear Survivors of Sexual Exploitation
- November 16, 2017
- by
- Heather Moore
I dread logging onto Twitter these days. It seems like every day new allegations are coming to light that implicate yet another public figure...
Knowing Him
- November 10, 2017
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
On one of those nondescript, blank days falling between the dead of winter and the budding of spring, I sat with one my close...
REVIEW: I’ll Push You
- November 02, 2017
- by
- Guest Writer
Review by Dan Boutwell
“I’ll Push You” is directed by Terry Parish and Chris Karcher. It is a documentary film about two lifelong friends who...
Loving People Can Be Hard
- October 31, 2017
- by
- Josh Godwin
In the summer of 2012, I worked for a ministry group in partnership with the Haywood Street Congregation in the city of Asheville, NC....
And the Government Shall Be on His Shoulders
- October 30, 2017
- by
- Lori Travers
Ballots, voters, polls, politicians, debates, candidates, election…hate, mud-slinging, deceptions, insults. What words describe how you feel about our current system of choosing a candidate...