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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