When you're in the market for a new home, you have a general idea of what you're looking for. You may want a one story with an open floor plan and lots of natural light. A minimum of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and an office. You may find a home that isn't "move-in ready," but know you can make the necessary changes. Knock out a wall, install recessed lighting, change flooring and update the appliances. But there's one thing you can't do. Change the location. You must first decide where you want to live, and then find

It's hard to overstate the need for knowing "what God said." (But you know me...I'll try) Knowing, not in the sense of being acquainted with, but of intimacy. Knowing that you know. When I say we are living in a time of great deception and that it is going to increase, we have a tendency to look outward as we see the world cloaked in darkness. While that is true, we must also look inward because the threat is very real. The world is flooded with lies and misinformation, and the pursuit of truth isn't easy. As

(Cicadas in background)The Apostle Paul told the Corinthian Church he did not come to them with excellency of speech or enticing words of man's wisdom, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power. He decided to know nothing among them except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Co 2:1-2) Why? So their faith would not rest in the wisdom of men, but the power of God. We live in a time where many churches have fallen into the trap of a "performance based" ministry feeling the need to entertain more than inform. Chasing "clicks and

As a new believer I instinctively understood the need for a proper spiritual diet, and it's not that complicated. There are two primary things required to grow spiritually. The Word of God as your source The Holy Spirit as your teacher Jesus said man does not live on bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth go God. (Matt 4:4) I looked to my Pastor and teachers within the church to guide me, but my spiritual diet was up to me. I remember hearing people say they'd left their church because they weren't being