Author: Ryan TirenPride vs. HumilityPride or Humility? The Path You're ChoosingPride rarely announces itself. It quietly convinces us that we're doing just fine—that we don't need help, correction, or even God in certain areas of our lives. But Proverbs gives a sobering warning: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18).The real danger of pride is that we...

Author: Joe MarquezRelationships and CommunityOne of the great promises of suburban life is privacy.You can drive home, pull into your garage, close the door behind you, and disappear. You can order groceries without entering a store, work from home without seeing coworkers, watch church online without being known, and live near hundreds of people while still feeling completely alone.The strange r...

Author: Joe MarquezWork, Hustle, and RestOne of the first questions we ask when meeting someone is, "So, what do you do?"It's such a common question that we rarely stop to think about it. But underneath it lies something much deeper.We don't just work jobs—we build identities.We introduce ourselves by our careers.We celebrate promotions.We quietly compare salaries.We apologize for resting and wear...

We Were Not Meant to Walk AloneFriendships matter more than we realize.The Bible says in Genesis 2:18“It is not good that the man should be alone.”Yes, that passage is speaking directly about marriage. But I don’t think it’s limited to marriage. It reveals something deeper about human design.We were not created to live alone.And yet, loneliness is quietly becoming one of the great struggles of our...

Jesus Trusted the FatherI’ve been fascinated lately with one particular aspect of the gospel of Jesus.It’s almost all I’ve been thinking about these past few weeks.It’s this idea that Jesus trusted the Father — even in wrath.That’s a wild thing to sit with.Jesus knew there was a price to be paid.He knew there had to be death in order for life to come.He knew there had to be suffering for hope to r...

Pain is interesting.It can push you forward…or keep you stuck.It can lead you toward healing…or quietly make things worse.It can bring you into reality…or tempt you to escape into fantasy.But one thing pain never does is allow you to do nothing.There is always a response to pain.Jesus came to rescue, redeem, and ultimately relieve us from the sting of death. And yet, we’re not in heaven yet. We li...