Category: Crucified Life

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Devotional: The Power of the Cross

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” — 1 Corinthians 1:18 Sometimes the message of the cross does not make sense to the world. People may wonder how strength can come through suffering, how victory can come through death, and how salvation can…

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The Power of the Cross: Grace, Forgiveness, and God’s Love

Key Verse: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” — 1 Corinthians 1:18 “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”…

Believing God When We Cannot See: Trusting His Promise While You Wait

Sometimes believing God means trusting Him when we cannot see how anything is going to work out. We may have a promise, a word, or a deep sense in our hearts that God is leading us somewhere, but the road does not always make sense. There are seasons when nothing seems to be moving, and it can feel easier to…

Whatever Happened to the Gospel? Part 1

A two-part reflection on reclaiming authentic Christianity and the coming reformation “What has been, it is what will be, and what has been done, it is what will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.” — Ecclesiastes 1:9 There are moments in history when the Church has to stop and ask a painful question: Whatever happened to…

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The Heart of the Gospel: Come Back to God 

Scripture Focus: “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT  a new life has begun!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT  Sometimes we make faith feel complicated, but the heart of the gospel is simple and full of love: God is calling us back to Himself.  God is not hiding…

Authentic Christianity & Deep Truth: The Privilege of Being God’s Child 

Finding joy, purpose, and power in everyday faith  Have you ever wondered what it really looks like to follow Jesus in everyday life—not just at church, not just when things are easy, but in ordinary moments at home, at work, in traffic, in conversations, and in hard seasons? Authentic Christianity is not about pretending to be perfect. It is about…

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My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge 

God’s people are not destroyed because they do not have opinions, talent, money, or access to information. Many are destroyed because they lack true knowledge, real understanding, and the ability to recognize spiritual deception. Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” That verse is a serious reminder that when people do not know God’s truth, or…

Spiritual Blindness in a Noisy World: How to Recognize God’s Voice Clearly

We live in a time when information is everywhere. Every day, we see countless posts, videos, opinions, images, sermons, debates, and religious messages. People talk about God in churches, online, in books, in podcasts, and in casual conversations. In many ways, there has never been so much religious language around us. But strangely, even with all this talk about God,…

How We Fall Short of God’s Glory

Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” In simple words, this means every one of us has missed God’s perfect standard. No matter how good we try to be, we still struggle with wrong thoughts, selfish choices, pride, anger, jealousy, impatience, and moments when we choose our own way over God’s way.…