The view from the mountaintop is breathtaking. The sun is shining, the birds chirping. You are with your closest companions, people who were once strangers (and let’s be honest, enemies at times), and you’re debriefing after several years of work together. Everyone is exhausted, but in that deeply satisfying way when you are certain that […]
Category: Fellowship
4 Actionable Ways to Authentically Share Jesus With Others
While those in mission or pastoral work are more likely to encounter someone who is ready to receive Christ without having previous contact with them, there are many more situations where your influence as a believer in someone’s life can draw them to saving faith, as you ‘do life’ together. Famous evangelist Billy Graham […]
Making Friends in a Divided World
by Tim Scott, US Senator and co-author with Trey Gowdy of Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country If we want to build friendships with people across lines of division, we must focus on what we have in common and not become distracted by what separates us. We do this naturally—and often without even […]
Inspiring Men: Two Best Friends, One Wheelchair And 500 Miles.
It’s a beautiful, lazy San Diego Saturday and I’m alone in my living room with the ATV remote braced against my leg. Though I can no longer open doors, hold a cup to my lips, or button my shirt, I can still somehow manage to use the remote. Every bit of independence is precious. I […]
Unfolding Stories Podcast Episode Nine: Doubting God in Depression
We’ve hit the penultimate episode in our first season of our encouraging new Christian podcast, Unfolding Stories! Episode nine is available to download right NOW from your regular podcast platforms. Links to download are given below. In this episode, we hear from Leanne. In her struggles with depression and other mental health issues, Leanne began […]
Unfolding Stories Podcast, Episode Six: A New Life in Service
Episode six of the Unfolding Stories podcast is here and LIVE now! Download it from your favorite podcast platform or scroll down for links to the show. In this episode we meet Mike, a life-long Christian who discovered a closer relationship with God after a family tragedy. Mike has a renewed purpose in life since […]
Small Groups Are Actually the Best, and Here’s Why.
You’ve likely heard the words “small groups” come up at your church from time to time. Sometimes they are known as life groups, home groups, growth groups, or cell groups. Whichever way they’re referred to, they all provide the same thing: fellowship in Christ. God designed us all to need fellowship. He wants each of […]
Do You Have a Moment to Talk about Jesus Christ? How to Talk about Your Faith and Not Be Unbearable.
You’ve probably already been told by your pastor or a person at church that you should fulfill the “great commission” of spreading the Good News about Jesus (also known as “evangelism”) to your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, librarian, and cousin’s best friend’s mother-in-law. Okay, so maybe not that extreme, but you know you are supposed […]
Christian Small Groups – Why should I Join One?
Written by Drew Moser Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? These are deep, beautiful, and complex questions, and they are too important to only share with the voices inside your head. I believe in the ancient practice of intentionally gathering with a few others. Another name for it is […]
6 Do’s and Don’ts of Spiritual Conversations
You might be familiar with the old Star Trek episodes in which Captain Kirk would encounter unknown life-forms on new planets and declare, “We come in peace!” Sometimes I think this declaration should be a mandatory starting point when engaging in spiritual conversations. We come in peace. It often feels as if completely different worlds are […]