You know, sometimes I catch myself almost smiling and then it quickly turns into concern because when you really think about it, it’s actually very sad. Somewhere along the way, we decided that church requires a performance. When people come to church, they feel like they have to put on a church face. We dress…

Today I want to share something I love about the Christmas story, something that often gets overlooked when we think about the manger, the angels, and the star. Christmas isn’t just about what God did. It’s about how He did it. Before the manger… Before the shepherds… Before heaven broke open with angels… God started…

Grace Next Door There’s a Scripture that hits different when you slow down long enough to feel the weight of it: “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.” —Hebrews 12:14 Holiness. A word that has slipped out of style in the modern church… but has never slipped…

There’s something about Principal Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s story that hits deep, not because it’s dramatic, but because it’s exactly the kind of courage the world is starving for right now. She walked into one of the most dangerous schools in the nation. Not by accident. Not because it was easy. But because she felt responsible for…

If there’s one thing I’ve learned walking with God, it’s this: every miracle begins with a mess. Not a polished life. Not a perfect situation. Not an Instagram-ready testimony. A mess! And maybe you can relate to that? Maybe your life feels tangled? Maybe your past feels too heavy to bear? Maybe your mistakes look…

Grace Next Door Let’s talk about the stuff nobody likes to talk about. The things we think we’ve buried deep enough. The bottle hidden in the back of the closet. The browser tab you close before anyone walks by. The number you swore you deleted but still know by heart. We all have something we’ve…

Sin is loud right now! It’s not even pretending to be subtle anymore. It’s not creeping around corners, it’s strutting down main streets. It’s being legislated, taught, streamed, monetized, and normalized. Every day, it seems to grow louder, darker, and more widespread. Not just more intense, but more accepted. Not just worse, but multiplied. But…

James didn’t hold back when he said, “The tongue is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body… full of deadly poison.” (James 3:6, 8). Strong words—but true ones. The same tongue that blesses God in worship can just as quickly tear down a brother or sister in Christ. The same…

There’s a difference between conviction and condemnation. Conviction comes from God. Condemnation comes from the enemy. When we come under the conviction of the Holy Ghost, there’s not a sense of shame, there’s not a weight of guilt. Instead, there’s a supernatural enlightenment. An understanding. A new desire rises up inside, a fresh want to…