Sometimes following Jesus makes life more difficult. There are moments when it feels as though you are surrounded on all sides and pressured to return to old ways. The first Christians, and the original audience of the book of Hebrews, would have felt this in a deeply personal way. But the author...

The book of Hebrews invites us into the story of how God uses suffering to transform us. While we battle against old habits, powers and principalities, and the things sent to distract us from Jesus, we are offered a better way. Jesus came not just to save us, but to show us how to live. 

God the Father is an ever-present dad who longs to connect with His kids. He so desired this relationship that he made His Son one of us, to stand as a High Priest before the throne that we may approach with boldness. 

What do you do when things get hard? Do you stall out or allow God the Father to carry you through it? In the chaos, it’s easy to grow numb or sluggish, or to bow out of the race entirely. But God wants you to know you were created for more. Cling to Him, and allow Him to grow you through the pre...

It’s easy to get caught up in the fear that you must work harder for God to love you more. But the reality is that Jesus Himself is the embodiment of love, and if you are in Him, you are loved fully. Jesus has already done the work for you! He is your enough. 

What does it mean to have confidence in Jesus? It’s knowing that Jesus is with you, loving you, forming you, and shaping you every step of the way. Even in the divine tension of suffering and pain, God is not absent in that. He calls you to lay your fear and devastation in the empty tomb. 

Having eyes of faith reveals the grace of the ‘bigness’ of God, and draws you closer to the ultimate statement that God exists: the crucified Messiah. He took your place on that cross so you could be fully part of His family and reconciled to Him. 

In forgiving your sins, God calls you to love Him by loving others. Jesus didn’t just die for you, or for those who look like you and act like you, but for every one of His created. You were called to see all people as Jesus sees them. God rescued you from the depths. Now, you are called to go an...