Thou Shalt LIVE Week 5: What Does Honor Look Like With the Parents You Have?
Most of us can remember the first time we really got in trouble as kids. Maybe it was something small that spiraled out of control, or maybe it was one of those moments your parents still bring up at family gatherings. Childhood has a way of reminding us that none of us made it to…
Thou Shalt LIVE Week 4: Why God Commanded Rest: The Forgotten Power of the Sabbath
In a culture that celebrates hustle, glorifies burnout, and rewards constant availability, the idea of rest often feels irresponsible. We praise productivity, admire packed calendars, and quietly believe that being busy is the same thing as being important. Yet one of the most surprising commands in the Bible directly confronts that assumption. The command to…
Thou Shalt LIVE Week 3: Don’t Make a Big God Small: Why the Third Commandment Is About More Than Words
When you hear the name Michael Jordan, something probably pops into your mind immediately. For many, it’s greatness, dominance, and clutch performances under pressure. For others, especially younger generations, the name might conjure up a different image entirely. Either way, the point is clear: names carry meaning. They trigger assumptions, expectations, and stories we already…
Thou Shalt LIVE Week 2: What Is the Most Important Thing in Your Life? Why the First Commandment Still Confronts Us Today
If you had to finish this sentence with absolute honesty, how would it end: The most important thing in my life is…? You only get one answer. No lists. No clarifications. Just one thing that sits at the very center. For many of us, answers come quickly. Family. Marriage. Kids. Faith. Health. Career. Happiness. Maybe…
Thou Shalt LIVE Week 1: Why God’s “No” Is Actually an Invitation to Freedom
Mother’s Day has a way of bringing clarity to things we’ve misunderstood for years. When you’re a kid, mom’s rules can feel like the ultimate buzzkill. Don’t run into the street. Don’t jump off the roof. Don’t stay out late. Don’t date the person with a questionable past and several restraining orders. At the time,…
Moments Week 4: Your Mess Is a Moment, Not a Monument: How God Works Through Life’s Messy Moments
Life rarely falls apart all at once. More often, it spills. One bump. One slip. One moment you didn’t see coming. Suddenly, what felt ordinary becomes overwhelming. A relationship fractures. A decision lingers with regret. A diagnosis interrupts your plans. A single moment creates a mess you never intended to clean up. Messy moments happen…
Moments Week 3: Decisions That Shape a Life: How to Recognize and Respond to Defining Moments
Decisions are everywhere. They show up in the small, ordinary rhythms of life, and they quietly stack on top of one another until they form the story you are living. From the moment you get out of bed to the choices you make about work, relationships, faith, and direction, your life is constantly being shaped…
Moments Week 2: Don’t Mismeasure the Moment: How Small, Faithful Decisions Compound Into a Life of Significance
If someone offered you a choice between one million dollars today or a single penny that doubles in value every day for a month, most people would take the million. It feels obvious. Immediate. Tangible. Safe. But that instinct reveals something important about how we measure value—and how often we get it wrong. Because that…
Moments Week 1: God Moves in Moments: Why the Most Important Parts of Your Life Are Often the Easiest to Miss
If I asked you to pause for a few seconds and think of a favorite memory, chances are something would immediately come to mind. Maybe it was a vacation, a family gathering, or a simple moment that still brings a smile to your face years later. Our minds are remarkably good at holding onto moments…
Passing The Test Week 2: Stop Testing God and Start Trusting Him: What Jesus Teaches Us About Faith Under Pressure
Faith is often revealed most clearly not in moments of comfort, but in moments of tension. When pressure rises, expectations surface. When prayers go unanswered, questions follow. And when life doesn’t unfold the way we planned, we’re tempted to measure God’s love by whether He meets our terms. That tension is not new. It runs…