When I open up TikTok and start scrolling it's no surprise to hear the same song over and over again. At least one part of the song. The short length of videos on TikTok makes it...
Why Listening to God May Not Really Be Listening to God
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Chris Shandrow
3 Reasons Church Doesn’t Work If You Aren’t Serving
Did you know there are people who taste pet food to make sure it is good enough for animals? Human beings actually eat the food that's made for pets to make sure it tastes good...
3 Ways to Keep Toxic Emotions From Controlling You
People are struggling a lot with negative and toxic emotions right now. Maybe you are too. A recent Gallup survey showed that levels of stress, worry, sadness, and anger have...
Why Should I Get Baptized?
Baptism can be confusing. That's totally understandable. It’s not easy to understand the significance of being immersed in water after becoming a Christian. Much of the confusion...
What Does Forgiveness Feel Like?
They did something that hurt me. They took something from me that wasn't theirs. They said something hurtful. They gossiped to others about me in ways that both damaged my...
Need Joy? Look Here.
Have you ever heard a baby laugh? Not just giggle, but full on laugh out loud with that tiny little voice? There is something so absolutely pure and innocent about that. That...
3 Things To Help You Love Your Enemies
Enemy. It’s a word that sounds straight out of a comic book. Super heroes have enemies, but every day people like us don’t. Or do we? We live in a world right now where any...
3 Ways To Respond When I’m Under Attack
If there is one consistent thing in the world of social media it is how easy it is to be attacked by someone who has a different opinion than yours. We live in a world right now...
Coronavirus and the Church
When the coronavirus was just beginning to become a global threat, my family went to Disney World. I was hyper aware of handrail, door knob and surface that people from all over...
Day 21: Press Pause/Press Play
This has been an incredible journey we have been on together during 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting! I hope you have been challenged, encouraged, empowered, and ultimately have...
Day 20: Press Pause/Press Play
If you haven't yet read yesterday's post, please do. We talked about the personal mission we are on as followers of Jesus—making disciples. We laid out three characteristics of a...
Day 19: Press Pause/Press Play
Over the last couple of weeks, you have learned about and practiced what it means to slow down and listen to God, as well as some thoughts and ideas about how we can put our...