Jesus said, And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. A lawyer looking to trap Jesus and justify himself asked the question of…
THE BIG ISSUE I think most people agree that we should not have the legal choice to kill another person simply because we want to. Our nation is divided on whether or not we should have the legal choice to abort a baby in the womb, largely because as a culture we don’t believe that a baby in the womb…
“Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, Behold, we did not know this, does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?” (Proverbs 24:11-12) This…
“As a family, we all came together, sharing our stories, our strengths, and our weaknesses with one another, creating opportunities for individuals to open up and grow in an environment of love and encouragement.” Have you ever, when playing a game, been really amused when one of your friends takes a long time on their turn? They sit there, trapped…
“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them” (Psalm 139:16) Before you ever experienced a single day, God had a plan for all of your days. He has a purpose for your life, and he has had a…
LEAVE YOUR NETS If you were at Forge, we challenged you on the last day to leave your nets and follow Jesus (Luke 5:11). To lay aside every weight and sin that is holding you back from running with Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-2). We truly want you to do that… and we want to help! Our heart’s desire is that you…
I have this painting hanging up by my desk at work that reads, You make me free with the word free in big bold letters. It’s referencing Galatians 5:1, “For freedom Christ has set us free, stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 It’s not the most beautiful thing I’ve ever painted…
Every Christian has a story. Each story may look different and have varying elements and characters, but every story is essentially the same: God sent Jesus to die on the cross for sinners, and there came a moment in each Christian’s life where God opened their heart to believe the truth of the gospel, and He saved them. From that…
As we have been spreading the word about FORGE we have gotten a lot of questions about what to expect at FORGE, so we have a series of three blog posts that shed some light on why we think this will be the greatest Labor Day of your life! Check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here, or the general info…
As we have been spreading the word about FORGE we have gotten a lot of questions about what to expect at FORGE, so we have a series of three blog posts that shed some light on why we think this will be the greatest Labor Day of your life! Check out Part 1 here, or the general info page here….