faith
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WHEN YOUR SKIN FUSES TO YOUR ARMOR
We grow up learning to wear masks. It starts early, maybe as far back as elementary school. You join the basketball team, the theater group, and the honor society. Each new circle requires a new version of you, carefully curated to earn belonging, acceptance, and approval. You get good at it. You learn which mask… Continue reading
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LEADING WITH KINDNESS IN A SUSPICIOUS WORLD
When Good Intentions Are Misread Have you ever tried to show kindness, only for it to be misunderstood—or worse, twisted into suspicion? In leadership, this happens more often than we’d like to admit. A gesture meant to bless can be questioned, criticized, or rejected. 2 Samuel 10 gives us a powerful picture of what happens… Continue reading
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SEEING PEOPLE AS GOD SEES THEM
What do you see when you enter a city? Recently, we visited our Every Nation church in Taiwan. We saw the vibrant night markets, the transit innovation, and the beauty of the culture. It is easy to see a city’s beauty; it is much harder to see its brokenness. In Acts 17, the Apostle Paul… Continue reading
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OBEDIENCE WITHOUT CLOSURE: DAVID’S HARDEST ACT OF WORSHIP
What if your greatest act of worship is not what you sing—but what you refuse to do? This moment comes from the story of David and Saul. Saul is the king. David is the anointed future king. Saul is hunting David, trying to kill him. One night, David stands over Saul while he sleeps. David… Continue reading
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WHEN ANOINTING DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE FLESH
We often assume that God’s anointing somehow immunizes a person from human weakness. But Scripture gives us a far more honest and sobering picture. David was already anointed king.God’s hand was undeniably on his life.And yet in 1 Samuel 25, we find him moments away from committing a massacre. Not because Saul was hunting him.Not… Continue reading
