What does it mean to imitate Christ? It's probably not what you think. It doesn't mean that you are supposed to live the Christian life by trying to behave, act, love, and serve like Jesus. So, what does it look like to imitate Christ? Well, let's dive in and find out!

What does it mean to be free in Christ? Are there certain benefits to having freedom in Christ? Yes! Let's learn how to experience the freedom that Jesus set us free for!

Love is such an important need in our lives that I often wonder if almost every one of our activities can be explained as an effort to preserve, enhance, or pursue love in some way. But God's love is different. God is love.

People sometimes say that we should balance grace and truth, but are grace and truth opposites that need to be balanced? Do we begin the Christian life by grace and then graduate to living it by truth?

The words we say can have a powerful impact on one another.  As believers, we are told to encourage and build one another up. That is not a work of our own but of the Spirit dwelling in us and expressing His Life through us.

When Jesus said, "I am the bread of life" what did he mean? How does Jesus as the bread of life apply to our lives? While physical bread may satisfy us temporarily, Jesus as the bread of life provides eternal satisfaction.

Dealing with enemies can be one of the most difficult things many of us face in our lives. How can we really be expected to love our enemies the way Jesus tells us to? The short answer: God's grace. He is your Source.

Satan is constantly trying to tempt us to sin and settle for something less than God’s best for our lives. Often times that temptation is strong, and it feels like there’s no way out. But there is always a way out.

What is the Christian life? The Bible is a big book. That’s a lot of information to digest, but as we look at Scripture, we find that the Christian life can be simplified down to three main things.

If God were giving out grades on a spiritual report card, what grade do you think you’d have? What would you base your answer on? What if the answer is better than you think?

Scripture passages on the topic of anxiety are the most searched for verses in all of the Bible. Dealing with anxiety is hard, but Jesus teaches us how we can overcome this struggle in our lives.

In John 8:12, Jesus said I Am the light of the world. What did He mean by that? Jesus was proclaiming His deity, but he was also saying that He reveals God, exposes the darkness, and brings transformation by bringing us from death to life!

Many people today use 2 Chronicles 7:14 as the way to find moral, economic, and political healing for our country. But that is not what this verse means. What is the real meaning of 2 Chronicles 7:14?

In our hyper-consumerist society, it's easy to fall into the trap of viewing church through the same lens we use for everything else in life. But is this the way God intended for us to engage with His body of believers?

There is a lot that I don’t understand in this world and why certain things happen…especially bad things. But I find great comfort in knowing that God is all knowing and all wise to make decisions for our good and his glory.

Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of our salvation is that God becomes our Father and we become a beloved child of God! This is your primary identity.

Last week my family and I went on vacation. It was our first cruise ever. We had such a great time, but I also learned a few things about God that I think you’ll appreciate just as much as I did.

What would you do if you faced a fork in the road and had to choose between pleasing God and trusting God? This is the premise of the book The Cure. I learned so much from it, and in this blog post I share some of those things and hope they help you too!

In Matthew 22, Jeus says the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all your heart, mind, and soul. But does commanding someone to love them really produce genuine love? No. So, what are we to think about the greatest commandment and how it applies to our lives today?

How does God’s grace impact our parenting? It changes everything! As we trust in His grace, we will build trust with our kids as they grow and mature.