I had (hopefully) a once in a lifetime experience this week. I left my house for work about 10 minutes earlier than usual, hoping to get there early so I could lean the seat back and take a power nap before I went in. I do that pretty regularly. While driving down Mopac in rush hour it was the typical stop…
I love these silly Facebook quizzes! Usually, they get something right. This one got nothing right. My strengths, they say, are gentleness and tolerance and my weakness is trusting too quickly. Couldn’t.Be.More.Wrong. Upon receiving my results I literally laughed out loud. I shared this with my friends who also laughed hysterically and one of my best friends even said, “Why…
Here is your weekly update on what’s going on around the world and how you can join the movement to END SLAVERY & pray for the needs of others! BREAKING NEWS FROM IJM GHANA This week we worked with officials in Ghana to rescue 10 boys from slavery in the fishing industry. Throughout the weekend, we were receiving ongoing reports…
This past week, I discovered my grip on Gods love has become more of an “on my terms and conditions” kind of agreement. I also have this sense of entitlement to it, and it took a small child misbehaving in my class for me to see it. The weekly project was an exciting, yet very stressful one, because these beads…
But take heart; I have overcome the world John 16:33 Hello everyone! This week I felt a better understanding that God came down in physical form through His son and conquered the earth. I sometimes wake up with a heavy heart, one that consumes me. It makes me want to drop everything and move overseas; leaving me feeling anxious, confused,…
Written as a response to a piece by Anthony D’Ambrosio that appeared in the Asbury Park Press titled 5 reasons we can’t handle marriage anymore. “There will be times in your marriage where you don’t feel loved, or validated. Today, it is easier than ever to fabricate validation. A Facebook post of our fancy clothes, or house, or baby, or…
“These are only two people off of that wall and that wall contained only a handful of people who were and currently are being persecuted for their beliefs.” My name is Kendall Smith, and I’m passionate about ending slavery and reaching the world with the Gospel. Here is my story on how God revealed this to me. One day while…
PURE IN CHRIST Recently at The Well, we looked at Paul’s words to Timothy regarding how to navigate different relationships in the church. We focused specifically on how he should treat “younger women as sisters, in all purity” (1 Tim. 5:2). In young adult world, this principle has massive implications for how we relate to the opposite sex. When we…
As a young adult pastor, I spend a significant amount of time talking with people about dating and relationships. Sometimes it is really exciting. I have gotten to see relationships from The Well go from friendship to dating to engagement to marriage to having kids together. Amazing! Other times it is painful, and I have prayed through tears with many…
Written by: Chris Plekenpol I first heard the term “functional savior” in a sermon preached by Mark Driscoll. A “functional savior” is what we turn to functionally satisfy our desires, cope with our pain, or escape from reality. If you believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and rose from the dead, you should also believe that…