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There is a popular idea in our culture that real growth happens when we pull away from people and focus on ourselves. Many even apply this idea to their faith, believing that the best way to grow spiritually is to step away from others and work on their relationship with God alone. But when we look carefully at Scripture, a different pattern appears. God does meet us personally and intimately, but He rarely grows us in isolation.  More often, He grows us through people, among people, and...

There is something powerful about gratitude that many of us overlook. Not the kind of gratitude that simply says “thank you” out of politeness, but the kind that stops, reflects, and recognizes what God has already done. I’ve been thinking about this recently and a simple truth keeps standing out: We receive favor from God when we enter into gratitude for where we have already been favored. Gratitude opens the door for more favor. Now let’s be clear about something important. Gratitude does...

Jesus told His followers something powerful in the Sermon on the Mount: “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”— Matthew 5:14–16 (NKJV) Being the light sounds beautiful, but in reality it often requires something many of us...