A Passion For God

A Passion For God

I was fifteen years old. At this time in my life, I lived on a remote and sparsely populated island in the middle of Puget Sound, Washington. In the summers of my life activities were hard to come by that would entertain and adequately distract me from the boredom and...
The Surprising Secret to Lasting Transformation

The Surprising Secret to Lasting Transformation

The traditional paradigm that has dominated Western thought for the last four hundred years can be summed up in a simple equation: Reason + Good Choices = Transformation This paradigm grew out of the Enlightenment. When René Decartes uttered his famous phrase, “Cogito...
Guarding Your Gratitude

Guarding Your Gratitude

Recently, our family celebrated the 7th birthday of our twin girls, Adleigh and Liana. Amid the festivities marked with Barbies and princess dresses, what made this day extra special for us was remembering the words spoken by doctors days after they were born 3 months...
Steven Furtick: A Bowl for a Birthright

Steven Furtick: A Bowl for a Birthright

Scripture says we have an inheritance. It is reserved for us, and it is shielded by faith. We have a birthright, and the Devil can’t take away our birthright; he has to get us to give it up. He can’t take it. It’s not in his power. When we study...