Real Life Blog

    A collection of articles written by our pastors, leaders, and friends of our community. We’re writing about the same life that you’re living - the messy, wonderful, complicated life. Ready to dive in? Click on any of the posts below to begin.


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    Every Lock on Every Door Is Proof of This Rule (And Jesus Came to Break It)


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    Why God Keeps You Waiting (And How to Tell If You're in a Yellow Light Season)


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    What Makes a Mother's Heart Different: 2 Truths from Mary's Life


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    What to Pray When God Won't Change Your Situation


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    You Have Blind Spots. Here's How to Find Them.


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    How to Stop Being Judgmental Toward People Who Annoy You (6 Real Practices)


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    Can God Still Use Me After Failure? What Jesus Told Peter Changes Everything


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    The Hero’s Rescue Plan


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    The Quiet Thief: How Subtle Unbelief Robs Us of Wonder


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    What You Believe About God Changes Everything About Your Life


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    Why Worry Never Adds Value and What to Do Instead


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    What It Really Means To Live On Mission


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    How Money is a Tool, a Test, or a Testimony


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    Jesus Cares More About Your Heart Than Your Stuff


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    Fasting Reveals What Really Controls You


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    The Enemy Behind the Problem


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    Why Pray If God Already Knows?


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    Are you a spiritual actor?


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    The Church Doesn’t Exist to Make You Comfortable


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    You Don’t Fight for Victory, You Fight From It


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    Don’t Forget God in 2026


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    The Worship That Changed Everything


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    Are You Celebrating The Real Christmas?


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    What Two Billion People Still Can’t Read


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    Stop Patching Your Life with Jesus


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    Be Grateful, Even for the Fleas


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    You Don't Always Have to Get Even


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    Sharing the G.O.S.P.E.L. is not complicated


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    Are You Still Salty? 3 Ways We Drift from God Without Noticing


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    How to Suffer Well


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    Is Something Else Stamped On Your Soul? It’s Time To Let Go


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    Why is communion so important for Christians?


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    You Can’t Give What You Haven’t Received


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    Why Spiritual Practices Aren’t Just for Super-Christians

    Explore how spiritual practices aren’t rules to follow, but invitations from God to grow, rest, and walk more closely with Him.

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    Are You Keeping Peace, or Making It?


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    The $60 Chick-fil-A That Changed Everything


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