The Difference Between Better and New

“There was a man of the Pharisees sect, Nicodemus, a prominent leader among the Jews. Late one night he visited Jesus…” – John 3:1-2 There’s something uniquely honest about darkness. Late at night, when distractions fade away and silence fills...

Once You’ve Seen It . . . You Can Never Go Back

Scripture: John 20:18 – “Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’—and that he had said these things to her.” Once you’ve seen it, you can never go back. Ever had that happen? You’ve seen something so...

When God Bypasses the System

Scripture: John 20:17-18 – “Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: ‘I have seen the Lord!’ It happened again on TikTok. We posted a clip from one of the messages on grief. I got a notification that I had “a comment.”...

Real Cost

Scripture: Luke 8:3 – “And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.” I’ve been thinking about Mary Magdalene a lot lately. Pardon for a moment of personal...

You Exhaust Me – Wrestling with Doubt & Returning to Jesus

Scripture: Psalm 139:8 – “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” Has anyone ever told you that you “exhaust them?” When Tom and I began dating, apparently, I had some deep-rooted “stuff.” (Ha!) Self-doubt coupled with...