When we think and pray for others to have their faith strengthened, and help make it so, we discover something far bigger than ourselves.
Author: Cory Mandina (Cory Mandina)
...And the Nets Did Not Tear
What Jesus came to do in the flesh in His earthly ministry is now complete. And we can see it firsthand in a net "full of large fish, 153 of them."
Sunday Gathering
The story of Peter and his restoration to Christ shows us how Christ wants to restore us completely.
Joseph and his Psalm 23 Reality
The peace and comfort God richly provides does not usually come by way of calm, uneventful, and unobtrusive times in our life.
Orienting Your Perspective With Trust
There is a process we all go through that can both be enlightening and include some of the hardest things we must deal with in our lives. It is this process of orientation, disorientation, and reorientation.
Find the One You Can Help Save
Who is your one? As people who follow Jesus Christ, we have a noble calling—indeed a holy one.
The Sweet Incense and Saving Power of Prayer
Throughout my years of being a Christian, prayer has become a lifeline. I love praying, and I love the power it has in aligning my heart, mind, and soul with both God’s heart and the hearts of His people. It is one of the beauties of the local church.
Patient Challenges to Our Transformation
Can we be patient and trusting enough to allow the Lord to do His work away from the rush? When the chaos of culture all around us tells us to react in one way or another, can we resist, remain steadfast, and allow God to grab hold of our weary souls?
Life in the Mist of Today
In God’s Kingdom, we live well by loving well. This is how God’s economy works. Where our lives in the big picture might be short, the legacies we leave are not. Legacies have a long tail that can stretch generations,
A Struggle We Cannot Overcome
It was just a couple of years ago that I had the privilege of traveling overseas to Czech Republic with a group of high school students and a couple of other leaders, when I found myself face-to-face with a divided heart. Here was this great opportunity to go serve God’s Kingdom in ways I had never imagined before, but I was struggling