Love Yourself First

Love Yourself First

This is one “note to self” that I have always believed in. And it is very liberating to hear it from church. I was affirmed this last weekend through the preaching of Christian apologist and author, Josh McDowell. “I cannot give what I don’t have” —this is how my...
Jesus Followers or Fans?

Jesus Followers or Fans?

“It’s pretty easy to be a fan, says James Grogan, pastor of Eastlake Church in Chula Vista, California. ‘A fan’s investment level is shallow—tuned in now, tuned out any moment now. That’s how many people regard Jesus today.'” Come...
What Do You Do When You are Afraid?

What Do You Do When You are Afraid?

What do you do when you are afraid? That is the question that Andrew Brunson asks. Brunson is a soft-spoken man with a kind-looking face. He is also a man that knows something about fear. Brunson is an American pastor who was unjustly imprisoned by the Turkish...