Posts with the tag “faithworks”

Have you ever watched something being tested to see if it really works? Maybe you’ve seen a toy get dropped over and over to make sure it won’t break, or a phone case get smashed to prove it can prote...  Read More

1 Peter 1:6–9 (NIV)In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—...  Read More

There's an interesting experiment you can do with precious metals. Take a shiny silver bowl—one that gleams and catches the light, looking every bit as valuable as you'd expect. At current market pric...  Read More

What is the good life? How do we know when we've arrived?In our social media-saturated world, the answers seem obvious. Wealth. Influence. Beauty. Power. A bigger house, a more attractive spouse, an e...  Read More

Have you ever thought about what the “good life” would look like? Maybe you think about having your favorite food every day, playing games all the time, or never having to do homework again. That migh...  Read More

Ephesians 2:1–10 (NIV)As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spir...  Read More

Life is hard. There's no getting around it. We stub our toes, face betrayal, endure heartache, and navigate relationships that disappoint us. From the minor frustrations of hitting every red light whe...  Read More

Have you ever built a tower out of blocks and then watched it fall down? Maybe somebody bumped the table. Maybe the dog ran by. Maybe you stacked it too high and it started to wobble. It can be funny,...  Read More

Romans 8:31–39What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along wi...  Read More

Have you ever found yourself squinting at the pages of your Bible, straining to make out the words that once seemed so clear? Perhaps you've noticed that your spiritual life feels similarly out of foc...  Read More

Have you ever tried to run while looking the wrong way? Imagine running a race, but instead of looking ahead, you keep looking down at your feet or turning around to see who is behind you. You would p...  Read More

2 Corinthians 4:16–18 (NIV)Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us...  Read More

Have you ever walked on a narrow trail in the woods? When the path is wide, you can wander around without thinking much about it. But when the trail is narrow, you have to pay attention. If you step t...  Read More

Ephesians 2:4–9 (NIV)But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God rai...  Read More

Every year, approximately 800 people pay $75,000 each to attempt climbing Mount Everest. Despite clearly marked paths and experienced guides, an average of ten climbers die annually on the mountain. T...  Read More

There's something powerful about victory by representation. When the U.S. women's hockey team won gold at the Olympics, the entire nation celebrated. We didn't step onto the ice. We didn't face off ag...  Read More

Revelation 21:1–5, (NIV)“Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, c...  Read More

1 Samuel 17:45–50 (NIV)"David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, w...  Read More

We live in a world of wishes. If only I were taller, more talented, more successful. If only I had more money, more approval, more recognition. We carry these "if onlys" like burdens, convinced that o...  Read More

Jeremiah 31:31–34 (NIV) “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with ...  Read More

That we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves.Memory VerseHebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword,...  Read More

Hebrews 2:1–3 (NIV)We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation ...  Read More

Have you ever gone swimming at the beach and suddenly realized you've drifted far from where you started? One moment you're playing in the waves near your family's towels, and the next you look up to ...  Read More

The world feels overwhelming. Turn on the news, scroll through social media, or simply look around your community, and you'll see it: violence, broken families, addiction, rage, fear, and distrust. Th...  Read More

Psalm 95:7–11, (NIV)“for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice, “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you...  Read More

Have you ever been really, really tired? Maybe it was after a long school day, a hard practice, or a busy week. When you finally get home, you just want to sit down and rest. But sometimes even when o...  Read More