I once heard a Christian counselor make this statement: “Ninety percent of counseling would not need to take place if everyone lived by this one verse: He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again” (2 Cor 5:15). While I might differ with the percentage, I love where he was going with this. There are numerous compelling and encouraging truths that can be drawn from this one verse. Always remember, rejoice in, and be Continue Reading
Making Sense Of The Madness
It's here! After lots of intense work and late nights, we're so happy to be able to share this with you, friends. Mark's new book, Making Sense Of The Madness, answers many of the questions we're hearing in the midst of this ongoing upheaval in our world. The hurt, confusion, and ever widening division is a huge contributing factor to the anxiety and hopelessness so many are experiencing right now. It's our prayer that this book will provide an abundance of hope by giving us a biblical Continue Reading
31 Ways To Know True & Lasting Peace
DAILY PEACE You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.Isaiah 26:3 Everyone wants peace. Everyone hates anxiety. Replacing anxiety with lasting peace is a wonderful and worthy goal. However, it is important to realize that merely having more peace should not be the goal. Rather, our primary goal should be to change, grow, and conform more and more to God, His Word, and His ways. By doing these things, we will also have more peace, we Continue Reading
Good News
The Gospel (Good News) First, the bad news: all of us have sinned, and for all who sin, there is the ultimate penalty: death—physical death and spiritual death (hell). The good news is that Jesus provided the solution for our sin and for that worst-possible penalty that comes with sin. Those who truly and accurately believe in the true Jesus—and the truth about His death on the cross for our sins—are saved from this eternal consequence (i.e., hell/“lake of fire”). Tragically, those who Continue Reading