Sometimes we reduce the gospel to what happens when someone accepts Christ. Praise God, the gospel does transform us. It forgives our sins, makes us new, and invites us into God's family. But before the gospel changes our story, it announces God's story. God acted in Jesus. Christ died. Christ rose. Christ reigns. Those events changed history before they ever changed our hearts.   Read More

We aren't reading the conclusion of God's story. We're reading the chapter that invites us into it.   Read More

We sometimes assume difficult circumstances mean God's plans have been interrupted. Acts reminds us they may simply have taken a different route. A delay, a disappointment, or an unexpected hardship doesn't mean God has abandoned His purposes. Sometimes those very moments become the place where His grace is most clearly displayed.   Read More

Our lives often feel like that broken ship. There are seasons when God's promises are the only solid thing left to hold. Plans collapse. Circumstances shift. We cling to whatever pieces remain, wondering if we'll ever make it to shore.   Read More

We don't always know how the storm will unfold. We don't always understand why obedience sometimes leads into rough seas instead of calm ones. But we do know the One to whom we belong.   Read More

Paul's encounter with Jesus on the Damascus road changed everything, but it wasn't just a change of religion. It was a revelation that the God he had always sought to serve had acted in history through the death and resurrection of Jesus. The promises weren't canceled. They were fulfilled.   Read More