Category: Secure in Christ

The Transforming Power of Christ

One of the prayers I believe every child of God should pray daily is “Father, give me eyes that see. Help me see from your perspective.” Why? Because, most times, we view life and our situations through the lens of our frailty and inadequacies as humans. We are oftentimes forgetful

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Unlimited Access

Do you remember when you had to purchase cell phone data in order to use your cell phone without Wi-Fi? I’m in my late 20s. In middle school, when everyone had just gotten their first cell phone, some people had unlimited phone access and others did not. Luckily, my mom

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Sit in Awe

Have you ever had a moment where you find yourself in a place and think, “I can’t believe I’m here”? Maybe it’s a dream vacation you’ve been saving up for. Maybe it’s a concert or performance you’ve always wanted to go to. Or maybe it’s time with friends or family

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The Foundation and Purpose of the Church

As I think about the importance of a strong, unshakable foundation, it reminds me of a story I would hear as a child. In a quiet valley, a house was being built. Only the concrete foundation stood. A little girl passed the construction site on the way to school. She

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God’s Banquet Table

Growing up, my three siblings and I were pretty different. Even so, there was one thing that never failed to bring us all together – the smell of my mom’s chocolate chip pancakes cooking on the griddle next to sizzling bacon on a Saturday morning. Within minutes of the first

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But God

When I was in my twenties, I joined a small group at my church. The other women in it were mostly around my age. I can remember a conversation about sin and saying aloud, “Well I’m not really that bad. I’ve not murdered anyone!” One of my dear friends gently

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Seeking God’s Wisdom

Have you ever made a decision thinking it was a good choice, but then later realized that you should’ve put more thought into it? If you had really taken more time to think about it, possibly even done a trial-run first, maybe you wouldn’t have gone through it. For me,

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The Power of the Blood

One of my favorite worship songs is titled “The Blood.” The chorus says, “Hallelujah. I know it was the blood, could have only been the blood.” As I read these verses in Ephesians, this song began to repeat in my mind. I am in awe of the sacrifice and abuse

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From the Nations: The Immense Power of God’s Word

Every Love God Greatly study highlights one of the languages we serve – our new study, Secure in Christ, includes the highlight of our Kinyarwanda branch! Join us in prayer for Stephanie, her team, and the women of her language and nation as you read her story, and help us

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A Radical Reversal

Before he ever wrote, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,” Paul was known by another name: Saul. And back then? He wasn’t writing letters to build up the Church. He was traveling city to city trying to tear it down. When I read Ephesians 1:1,

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