A song: Pondering Thoughts: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain…

We don’t usually see weakness as something good. Most of us try to avoid it, fix it, or hide it. But what if weakness isn’t the problem? What if it’s the opportunity? A Thorn and a Lesson in Grace In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul shares something intensely personal: “So to keep me from becoming conceited…

Remember when people used to say that if you played a record backwards, you could hear secret messages? As weird as that sounds, I think there’s something similar happening in our lives. We’ve picked up hidden tracks—messages about strength, self-reliance, and protection—that have quietly embedded themselves into the soundtrack of our hearts. We’ve internalized them….

Weakness. Just reading that word might make you wince a little. It’s not something we celebrate. Not something we post about. It’s the thing we hide. But what if we’ve gotten it all wrong? Paul’s Thorn & a Radical Redefinition In 2 Corinthians 12:9, the Apostle Paul shares something that flips the script: But He…

NEW FOR THIS WEEK: Recently I remembered a place I went to as a teenager. It was a place I had only heard about growing up. They called it The Secret Sidewalk. You had to know someone who knew someone. Hidden off Old Canyon Road, down a trail and across some old railroad tracks, it was…