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Your Voice Matters

Do you ever feel like your voice doesn’t matter? Does doubt or fear ever keep you from speaking up? In this video, Adessa shares why your...

Strong Enough to Be Still

So the other night, I sent my friend a text that read: “Here’s the problem with pre-scheduling posts for your ministry. You make a nice...

Sex in the Sanctuary

When I was a teenager, growing up in a Pentecostal church, Valentine’s Day always meant the same thing: our youth pastor would give us...

Happy Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day--the flowers, the pink and green decorations and oh course, the chocolate. Think this is strange for a single...

If I Like It

One of the lessons I’ve learned as I’ve grown older is: “If I like it, (and Jesus likes it), that really is all that matters.” Read More...

Now What? How Should Followers of Jesus Respond to Current Events?

Disappointed. It’s the only word that truly describes how I feel about the last week. Well, maybe heartbroken, too. I am disappointed...

Strong

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” Ephesians 6:10 Strong. It’s never been my favorite word, or really my goal in...

The Year that Changed the world

It was a year like no other. No one saw it coming, and no one will ever forget it. Ultimately, it changed the course of history...

Shine your Beautiful Light

One of my absolute favorite things to do this time of year is drive around looking at Christmas lights. It started when I was a little...

Christmas is not a fairy tale

A few weeks ago, I was watching a news program when they shared a story about some whale watchers who got a little too close to the...

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