Archives For Encouragements

These posts will serve as encouragements of many kinds regardless of what you are facing to build you up with your relationship with Christ.

Jesus and John Elway

Guest Post —  May 6, 2013

This is a guest post by Chris Howard. Chris says "I am thankful to be alive in Christ and want to make much of His name. I am a husband to my beautiful wife Jessica and a father to my sweet daughter Clara. I always enjoy a great conversation, telling a good story, and reading a book I can't put down." You can contact him on Twitter and Facebook. If you are interested in writing a guest post, check out the guidelines here.

Jesus - and John Elway

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Knowing the end result makes all the difference.

When I was a kid in Denver, we had mass in our house each Sunday. We weren’t Catholic. My family massed around the television to drink the Orange Crush-flavored Kool-Aid of the early 1980’s Denver Broncos. As they fought for every inch of football glory, we took it seriously. If you happened to be the one to walk in the room and the Broncos fumbled or threw an interception, you were asked (not politely) to leave the room until something good happened. After many cold winters of missing the playoffs, something great happened.

John Elway became a Bronco.

Soon, we witnessed victories snatched out of the hands of opponents by our new rifle-armed Houdini and the playoffs became a regular occurrence. And although my family moved to the land of Cowboys, our Bronco loyalty stood firm as we waited for them to reach the Super Bowl. Continue Reading…

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Pains of Childbirth & Hope

Mike Mobley —  April 30, 2013

Pains - Childbirth & Hope

Let me clarify something that hopefully is obvious right out of the gate, I am not a woman. I know this is shocking news (hoping you sense my sarcasm), but indeed it is true. Therefore, since I am not a woman, I am in no way going to even come close to acting (or writing) like I know what it’s like to go through childbirth. There, done, that is my disclaimer.

“Romans 18:22 – For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.”

I used to take this passage and use it when tragedies happened in terms of creation such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or tornadoes. I would explain that since creation itself is groaning together in the pains of childbirth, it means that it will have to continue to get worse or more intense as time goes on until Jesus returns. What I didn’t realize until recently, is that I was only getting half of that right and missing a crucial point. Continue Reading…

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God, Tattoos, & A Razorback

Erica Wright —  April 16, 2013

I’m not one to bring up controversial issues let alone boldly tackle whats been deemed a touchy subject.  So as a precursor, this post is no different.

Tattoos - God and Razorback

I’ve been thinking a lot about why I am so drawn to tattoos, to permanent ink on the skin of others.  Seems a little bizarre that not only do I enjoy the visual aesthetic, but they unfailingly draw me in to someone, provoking numerous thoughts on God, his Word and his eternal kingdom.  The more I get to thinking, the more I discover legitimate themes of truth, woven into and birthed out of the concept of tattoos.  I’d love to share them with you.

My hope and intention for this post is that the focus will be on the truths that tattoos cause me, personally, to dwell upon, rather than tattoos themselves.  Truths I believe the Lord makes known and stirs within me for my good and his glory.  My intent isn’t to stir further controversy around this topic, but to simply share my thoughts and what Scripture has to say, the former may be irrelevant, but the latter, authoritative.  So without further ado, here are three reasons why I love tattoos: Continue Reading…

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Thank You Readers

Mike Mobley —  April 5, 2013
Thank - You Readers

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We passed over 100,000 views and wanted to take the opportunity to thank our readers. Thank you guys so much for reading, commenting, sharing, and praying for us. It’s been great to see God work through His Word and posts on here to help believers right where they are at, and hopefully draw in non-believers to a relationship with Him.

Here are some of the comments we have received over time from you:

“I love yalls stuff. I needed this word today. It was an arrow right in my heart. Thank you for your gift.” – Stuart

“Beautiful reminder to hope on God! Thank you.” – David

“Thanks for this amazing and informative post. I really like your way to read bible. Appreciate your work.” – Joseph Continue Reading…

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A Story of Misplaced Hope

Erica Wright —  March 15, 2013

Hope - Story of Misplaced Hope

I grew up in a loving home and I am truly blessed to have never doubted the love and support of my parents.  I had an understanding of great human love, modeled before me daily.  I don’t remember ever not having some sort of concept and knowledge of God.  I knew that God existed and that he loved me but other than attending church regularly and praying before dinner, I don’t remember a lot of talk about Jesus.  My parents continually encouraged me toward good, strong morals and values but to me, being “good” seemed to be enough.

One of the first times I remember making a decision for Christ was in junior high after spending a week at a Christian camp, which I did dozens of times, summer after summer.  We were gathered around a late night campfire and someone told me Jesus had died for my sins and it was possible for me to have a relationship with him.  At the time, I didn’t know what that meant, but I knew that this was something I wanted.  Something was missing in my life and I thought this could be it.  That night, a counselor at that camp walked me through the decision to follow Christ. Continue Reading…

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How God Adopted Me

Guest Post —  March 13, 2013

This is a guest post by Shelly Hollon. Shelly is a "domestic engineer, living the dream as a wife and mother, who loves to serve her Lord and family. She also is an incredible cook and baker." If you are interested in writing a guest post, check out the guidelines here.

My husband and I were married in June 2003. By 2005 we decided it was time to start our family. After a year of not conceiving we decided to visit several of the top infertility doctors in DFW. No one had any answers. Unexplained infertility was our diagnosis. This is when my husband started talking about adoption. I was pretty adamant that we would do this our way. I even said on multiple occasions “we can do this on our own.”

We would say we were Christian to people who asked, but we were not living a Christ centered life. After one of my husbands co-workers told him about our home church, 121 Community Church, we decided to check it out in 2009. The service centered around this passage…

“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:20

I was struggling with the infertility. It seemed that everyone else was able to conceive a child and I was envious of people who were pregnant. After this service I knew that this was where I needed to be. It was as if God was speaking straight through our preacher to me. Continue Reading…

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