by Johnny Presley “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life”. At the core of this statement is a beautiful understanding of the blessing of work, but how do you know when your work starts becoming an idol in your life? How do you know when your work becomes so…

by Adrian Vanderwoude What in your life easily distracts you from and blinds you to the glory and existence of the Creator of the universe? How can the 10,000 little moments of your everyday life and relationships be pointed in the proper direction that uplifts God and gives credit where credit is due? Follow along with…

by Chris Jones I always call you Jesus. You always call me Sonny. Robert Duvall was my favorite actor. From Boo Radley to Tom Hagen, Duvall, along with Gene Hackman, could play any role. I’ve said many times that if Robert Duvall was cast as a beautiful twentysomething girl he would find a way to…

“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people to grasp how high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know that this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fulness of God.”– Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV…

“Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus,”– Romans 15:5 CSB Pray For YBL & WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board  Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders Pray for Our Special Events / Ministry

Emma Cockley “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life” is a platitude- and perhaps an impossibility uttered by well-meaning but misguided Christians- that plagues far too many young adults who either haven’t figured out what type of job they would really love or have yet to land that dream…

By: Sharon Head What comes to mind when you think of Gen Z? Do you think tomorrow’s leaders are self-obsessed, lazy, and secular? Now, how do you think God sees them? Psalm 119:90 reminds us that, “Your faithfulness endures to all generations, you have established the earth, and it stands fast.” We all would do…

By: Johnny Presley When we read Scripture, we find all kinds of wisdom from the Lord. The book of Proverbs especially instructs us on how to work. For example, we are often reminded not to be lazy or “slothful”, but God warns of the opposite danger as well. It commands us not to overwork ourselves…

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.– James 5:16 Pray For YBL & WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board  Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders Pray for Our Special Events /…

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously   and without reproach and it will be given to him.”  James 1:5 NASB  Pray for YBL and WBL Leadership  Pray for Our Community Relations  Pray for Our Discipleship Groups and Their Leaders  Pray for Our Special Events/Ministry 

Chris Jones As I write this, it’s January 14th. The Christmas decorations are back in the attic. Hopefully, you are enjoying your gifts… or at least your kids haven’t destroyed theirs. Either way, this feels like a good time to take stock and ask what the point was of the season we just left. I…