Category Encouragement

defeat, discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Grace, Perspective

Weary yet pursuing

“So where you on the Richter scale, babe? How are you on a scale of 1 to 10?” Jessica asked me this question the other day, and it wasn’t nearly as easy to answer as it might initially sound. I…

Chris Jackson
June 1, 2017

Character, Contentment, Destiny, emotional health, Encouragement, Faithfulness, Perspective

Why isn’t goodness more satisfying?

Stolen water is sweet; bread eaten in secret is delicious! That’s what the ancient proverbs writer said, and it still rings true today. We, humans, love the illicit and the forbidden. Why is this? Why is forbidden fruit so tempting?…

Confidence, Destiny, Encouragement, perseverance, Perspective, Suffering

Meanwhile we groan

At Grace Church we just finished a church-wide 90-day reading campaign where we read all of the words of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. The unique thing about this reading plan was that we only read Jesus’ words—we ignored…