Jonathan Hoover
Reach your arms up to your heavenly father in the surrender of trust, knowing that he sees the barriers that have caused you so much stress and exhaustion.
Tag: Baker Publishing Group
Finding Family: Jamie Finn’s Top 5 Books on the Foster Care and the Church
The gospel message—that God sent his Son to forgive, transform and restore what sin has broken—and its call for the foster care and the church is the hope for the people and families entangled in the broken foster care system.
The Power of Testimony
Caroline’s idea was so brilliantly simple, yet, at the same time, so complex. The power of testimony would require a lot of time, money, and community support to make it happen.
Love Is Not a Mirror
How can we know what Love Is Not a Mirror means in our lives when we’re acting like we know ourselves? But if we don’t know ourselves, where would we begin?
The Church Launch Party
Throughout the Bible, we see over and over again that the gospel brings people together who were once divided. We need this in our country, and it’s exactly what the church launch party can embody.
Dream Big
Dream Big: The world and too often Christians are cynical of success and big dreams. I don’t know why this is because big dreams, big visions, and grand ambitions are sprinkled throughout the Bible.
More Than You Were Meant to Carry: Understanding Emotional Baggage
The antidote to pride is still humility, but a kind of humility thats different from what were used to. We typically think of humility as thinking lowly of oneself, and we dont struggle to think lowly of ourselves when carrying emotional baggage.
Practice the Language of Christ
Every person we translate Jesus to has two options: to follow Him or stay where they are. We do our part in prayer and partnership with Jesus to practice the language of Christ.
My Father’s Validation
As women who didnt receive what we needed from our fathers, we must make the time to grieve this loss in our lives. Doing so requires that we tell the little girl inside of us to pack her bags and leave for good. She cant coexist in a healthy and whole woman of God, especially when seeking a father's validation.
Andrew Root and Blair Bertrand
The authors show how getting mired in busyness and new programs can keep us from focusing on God. They also explain that while innovation can be great, waiting on the Lord is the solution a church in crisis needs.
