A Single Stone 6/22/2022 - We are all familiar with the classic story of David and Goliath. If you are like me, you likely learned it as a child in Sunday school.I ask you today, what is your Goliath? What giant stands in your life, taunting you, threatening to scatter you to the wind? Is it your finances? Maybe an illness? A rocky marriage? We all have something in our lives that threatens to bring us to our knees in defeat. We all have something that looms tall before us, all-consuming and powerful, and seemingly impossible to ever conquer... Read more
A Father's Legacy 6/15/2022 - Every father leaves a legacy, whether intentional or not. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, legacy is something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. According to the Bible, a legacy lives to the third and fourth generations. It will be a curse or it will be a blessing. Read more
Spiritual Friendships 6/8/2022 - This quote has since been my focus within my friendships…”If you want spiritual friendships, you have to be a spiritual friend.” You could exchange “spiritual” for any word. Generous, attentive, thoughtful, fun. Basically, I didn’t need to wait for my friends to be a spiritual friend for me to be one in return. It starts with me!... Read more
Why Does God Allow Bad Things to Happen to Good People? 6/1/2022 - Sometimes bad things happen to good people. This is an uncomfortable fact of life that can be unsettling for anyone. In today's MDWK Motivation, Stephen Cox shares why Jesus followers actually have the most reasonable explanation AND the most hope when it comes to this age old question. Read more
Personally Loving A Personal God 5/25/2022 - This week officially marks one year since I went on a Filter of Hope mission trip to the Dominican Republic with IUPUI and Butler Cru. It feels like I JUST came back from this trip, so it's hard to wrap my brain around it already hitting the year mark. That being said, there are some things that God revealed to me on this trip that I still can miss from time to time in the everyday life of living in the United States. I would like to share these revelations with you in hopes that they encourage and lift you up, and maybe even change your perspective as we head into the summer months... Read more