Scriptures That Bring Peace in the Holiday Rush
God is the only one who can bring true inner peace into our lives
Make Your Morning Bright
Three practical ways to stay sunny on cloudy days.
Scriptures to Make Your Marriage Merry
By staying close to God and following his guidance, we can fill our homes with joy, love, intimacy, and resilience.
Scriptures (and Songs) that Warm the Soul
5 ways to make our spirits bright, no matter what
Guilt, Grace, and God
How to unlearn what we think we know so we can find freedom and forgiveness
How God’s Forgiveness Changes Our Lives
God’s forgiveness is as deep as it is powerful
The God of Fresh Starts
God will give us a new heart, a new way of thinking, and new strength to move forward
How to Increase Your Emotional Availability and Put an End to Suppressing Your Feelings
I am grateful that God will never stop leading us to have a rich and satisfying emotional connection with him and other people
The Powerful Effects of a Grateful Heart
When we’re truly grateful for God, our lives will change in ways we could never imagine
Why Failure Shouldn’t Scare You
Inspiring Lessons from 5 Successful People in the Bible
The Latest
The Pretender’s Playlist: How the Bible Sets us Free to Be Ourselves
One of the most amazing things about having a relationship with God is he frees us up to be ourselves
Say Yes to God
A Bible study on conquering fear and saying no to a small life.
20 Scriptures that Will Change How You See God
Let’s revisit key passages that remind us who God really is.
How Open Hearts Lead to Spiritual Breakthroughs
4 Steps to Letting God Transform You from the Inside Out
How Do I Get Lasting Confidence?
God wants to give us lasting confidence and teaches us how to get it through his early disciples.
Am I Seeking Attention or Seeking God?
Eight signs of attention-seeking and how to break free from it.
Stop Being Afraid of Failure
Fear of failure can stop us from taking chances, pursuing what God wants, and growing into who we’re meant to be.
God Heals
God desires to bring healing into our lives
Don’t Be Afraid of Your Feelings
How to build a satisfying and emotionally attached relationship with God.
A Spiritual Growth Mindset
Everything in our lives—the good, the bad, and the ugly—is part of the process of becoming who we are meant to be.
Beating anxiety
The Comprehensive Prayer Guide for the Chronically Worried
Spirituality is the ability to let go of control and learn to turn to God in prayer.
A Bible Study on Staying Focused (for the Chronically Anxious)
Do you find yourself constantly distracted or overwhelmed? Use these scriptures on focus to help you identify and calm your reactionary anxiety.
Why Am I So High-Strung? 5 Signs Your Anxiety is Owning You
Ever asked yourself, “why am I always irritated?” These scriptures will help shed some light on the source of your high-strung personality.
DIY: Finding Peace in an Anxious World
This is a study on how to stay calm and be at peace even when life gets crazy. Whether school is stressing you out, you feel anxious about the future, or you have conflict in relationships with friends or family that you’re afraid to deal with, God wants to be a place of refuge even in the midst of chaos.
Changing Our Relationship With God Empowers Us To Handle Pressure
Without God giving us the strength to keep pushing through, we will become discouraged and fail under pressure.
Why Anxiety is the Enemy of Spirituality
The opportunity and expectation of growth from God is really a call to walk with him, to allow him to transform our lives through the power of the Spirit.
Deep Spirituality Lite, Day 1: A Good Day Gone Bad
Have you ever had that feeling? Everything is going about as well as it can go, and then you begin to wonder, “how long can this last?”
How Do I Trust God When I’m Worried?
In today’s Mini Quiet Time, we’ll give you 3 practical tips from the Bible for how you can start trusting God when you feel worried.
Pray the Stress Away
Through prayer, we can give God our stressed, afraid, and burdened hearts and find relief.
Overcoming Stress Through Prayer
How are you handling the predominant stresses and emotions in your life? Are they overwhelming you or are you overcoming them?
How Do I Turn to Prayer For Anxiety, Worry, and Fear?
If you’ve ever wondered how to ask God for help with anxiety, you’re not alone. It can seem difficult to have a prayer for anxiety, fear, and worry. The Bible says that the soothing comfort of God’s presence can calm down the busiest mind.
Feeling Anxious? Try These Scriptures On Frustration
Learning how to deal with frustration Biblically is key to taming the anxiety that often accompanies anger.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Trusting God: 15 Helpful Tips
These 15 Bible verses on overcoming anxiety with God will help you remain calm no matter what life throws at you.
10 Scriptures About God’s Timing to Ease An Anxious Mind
Trusting that God’s timing is always right can calm our anxious mind when we can’t see solutions to problems we’re facing or when we’re worried about the future.
10 Ways to Know If Your Soul Is Tired
… and what you can do about it
How Spirituality Will De-Stress Your Social Life
The Bible can help us make choices that decrease our anxiety about social interactions
How to Spend Time With God and Leave at Peace
Let’s look at how Moses, David, and Hannah’s experience spending time with God changed their hearts and lives.
Fear is the Faith Killer
Can you relate to the frustration of trusting God the least when you need him the most?
How To Manage Your Home During The Pandemic
In the midst of dealing with the ongoing stress of 2020 and the pandemic, it can be easy to just want to run away and hope all of our problems will be magically solved. But no matter where we run, our stress doesn’t leave us.
6 Ways to Surrender Anxiety
Join Russ and friends as they conclude their podcast series on Why Anxiety is the Enemy of Spirituality, and discuss helpful and practical ways to break free from the grip anxiety has on many of our lives.
Where Is God When I’m Stressed?
In this episode, we discuss the inevitable stress that comes not only with going back to school, but also in any stressful time of life.
Surrender Anxiety By Losing Control
As we all learn how to walk with God then we will know how to be still with Him. Part 3 of our “Coming Home” series.
How to Do Well Spiritually Over Thanksgiving
Letting go of holiday related worry learning to rely on God.
How to Overcome Selfishness by Dealing with Worry
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Staying Focused On What Really Matters In The Midst Of Worry
When we get caught up in the stress of life, we miss out on the peace and contentment God really wants to give us. We must decide to dig deep in our hearts to find the source of our anxiety and worry so that God can relieve and heal us.
Your Anxious Striving Is Making You Angry
Do you ever feel overly agitated and irritated, but don’t know why? Oftentimes, anger and frustration are masks for unresolved anxiety. We need to discover what is underneath our worry so God can bring us peace.
Devotionals, videos, podcasts and more
Holiday Happiness Hacks: 3 Bible Verses That Will Teach Us True Contentment
Watch this video to learn how God and the Bible can help us find joy in any situation.
The Gratitude Effect: Bible Verses on Gratitude and Why it Works
Dive into the wisdom of a gratitude practice through this Scripture Playlist
What the Bible Teaches Us About Getting Emotionally Unstuck
Regardless of what we are going through, God can help us get unstuck
Authentically You: Bible Verses To Help You Overcome Fear to Be Your Unique Self
Through the wisdom found in the Bible, we can learn how to authentically be our true selves
Bible Verses that Will Change How You See God
The Bible is a remarkable text, shedding light on the question: who is God?
Loving God’s Word
To truly love God is to value and listen to his Words, just as we would in any other relationship we care about.
When I’m Angry
While it isn’t wrong to feel angry, God can give us the power to handle this emotion in a spiritual and helpful way.
Transform Your Marriage with These 4 Spiritual Conversations
A spiritual marriage is one guided by the Holy Spirit to follow the teachings of Jesus, and the gift of a spiritual marriage is something the world can’t provide us.
Think of Others
Thinking about others is a deliberate choice, and it’s the most inspiring way we can live our lives.
God Teaches Me To Love
God is our greatest example of love, and from him, we can learn how to love the people around us
How to Set Goals for Your Spiritual Life
We can learn from Jesus’s example to set powerful spiritual goals for ourselves so that we can confidently live out the purpose God planned for us.
How To Stop Comparing and Start Caring
How do we get out of the constant cycle of comparison?
God Relieves My Guilt
These Bible verses will help us come to God when we feel guilty so that we can discover the relief only he can provide.
5 Obstacles to Spending Time with God, and How to Overcome Them
Every day, we need to identify these obstacles so we can overcome them.
Scriptures on Inner Strength
With God by our side, we can endure and even conquer any trials life throws at us
Changing Your Mindset From Negative to Positive
We want to provide spiritual tools to combat the negative thought patterns that affect us all.
Developing the Faith to Be Yourself
It’s important to constantly work at having the faith to be ourselves.
Change My Heart
The heart is powerful enough to determine the course of our lives: what we feel, what we say, and what we do.
How to Use Social Media for Good
What we want to do in this devotional is provide a few ways we can approach social media from a spiritual lens.
7 Reasons You Can Trust the Bible
In order to trust the Bible to determine how we build our relationships and lives, it is essential that we believe it is God’s Word and not just another book written by human beings.
How Do I Make Change Last? A Lesson from The First Disciples in Acts
Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of being motivated to make a change, but how do you make that change last?
Are You Living for Your Pride or Living for Your Purpose?
The Path to an Inspiring Life, Part 2
Are You Craving the World, or Changing the World?
The Path to an Inspiring Life, Part One
Jesus Believes In Us
Even if we haven’t arrived yet, we believe we can get there because Jesus believes in us.
One Quick Thought: How To Build Self-Awareness
There’s nothing better than having someone believe in us
God, The Ultimate Father
We can all look to the Scriptures to learn how to build a relationship with God, the ultimate Father.
One Quick Thought: The Secret to a Life of Impact
When we believe that the Bible is truly the Word of God and live it out, we will live lives of impact.
Surviving Social Media with Your Heart Intact: A 3-Question Spiritual Checkup
Here is a spiritual checkup we can use to reflect on what our social media usage might be telling us about our hearts.
How Do I Make God Real to Me? The Story of Jacob’s Struggle with God
God wants to be real to us–he wants us to see him through our own eyes.
Help! How Do I Know What to Read in the Bible?
This guide will help us anytime we want to read the Bible, but aren’t sure where to start
How To Walk With God When Life Is Breaking You
When life is tough, it’s easy to want to get angry or give up.
God Is Enough
One of the many great things about having a personal friendship with God is that he satisfies.
How to Fight the Temptation to Quit
Jesus endured the pressures of sin, and we can learn from him how to do the same.
One Quick Thought: How to Fight the Temptation to Quit
Endurance is one of the most important qualities Jesus had, and it’s one we should all learn to develop
A New Way To Think About Church
The church in the New Testament was made strong by the powerful walk with God of each individual Christian.
5 Qualities Of A Biblical Church
We have to decide whether we want a biblical or a traditional church.
One Quick Thought: 5 Qualities of a Biblical Church
The church of the New Testament embodied five qualities that we can learn from if we want to build a biblical church
3 Useful Tips to Calm Big Emotions
We need to make space in our hearts by sharing what we feel with God.
How Do I Help a Friend Through a Storm?
God doesn’t want any of us to go through storms alone.
One Quick Thought: Strong Churches Walk Humbly with God
Jesus shows us how to walk with God. Even though he was equal to God, he chose to humble himself in prayer and rely on God’s power.
The High Cost of Holding On
A biblical guide to letting go of stubbornness and opening our hearts to God.
Audiobook Preview: Rebuilding Our Emotional Lives
Building or rebuilding our emotional lives will allow us to grow our character as we walk with God and develop our strength from the inside out.
Jesus’s Purpose Transformed the World
In this episode, we learn how to build a church on hope the way Jesus did—by cultivating purpose, humility, endurance, impact, and inspiration.
One Quick Thought: Find Your ‘Why’
A lot of people are searching for hope right now, and we can find that hope if we look at Jesus
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Help
4 spiritual habits of people who stay strong in storms.
Why People Get Turned Off To Religion (And What We Can Do About It)
Are we living inspiring lives that attract others to God?
Never Give Up!
In our moments of frustration and failure, we need to turn to God and his Word to find the strength to keep going.
Don’t Lose Heart!
7 signs of discouragement that we often miss, and how the Bible tells us to defeat them.
The River, The Tree, And My Friends
Returning to God is the only way we can stop living for people, stop being afraid of being different, and rediscover what it means to think differently.
One Quick Thought: Change Ourselves, Change the World
In 30 years, the church in the book of Acts changed the world.
The Radical Faith of the First Christians
In this episode, we learn how to live a life of constant renewal and love so we can change the world by inspiring those who don’t yet follow Jesus to get to know him.
3 Things People Get Wrong About God
When we understand who God really is we will want to have a close relationship with him
Building on Christ Alone
If we don’t have a biblical view of Jesus, we can become consumed with our personal preferences and traditions, and resistant to change.
One Quick Thought: Where Churches Go Wrong
If we don’t have a biblical view of Jesus, we can become consumed with our personal preferences and traditions, and resistant to change.
Unboxing Our First Book!
In today’s video, you can watch us unbox our new book for the first time ever.
Turning Unhealthy Thoughts Into Healthy Ones
We are excited to present to you an excerpt from the audio version of our upcoming book He’s Not Who You Think He Is: Dropping Your Assumptions and Discovering God for Yourself.
The Power of the Church in God’s Plan
The church of the Bible was dynamic, powerful, and life-changing. So why has church attendance today been declining?
One Quick Thought: What’s the Point of Church, Anyway?
The church of the Bible was dynamic, powerful, and life-changing.
The Ultimate Love Story: God’s Pursuit of Intimacy with You
God continually pursues intimacy and closeness with each of us.
Dropping Your Assumptions and Discovering God for Yourself
Our new book is a guide to seeing God in a healthy way, softening our hearts to be close to him, and inspiring the world around us to discover him too.
Greatest hits
How Jesus Changed the World
The First Century Christians changed their world in just three decades. With God’s help, we can do the same.
One Quick Thought: The Happiness Ripple Effect
It makes God happy to share his joy and love with us.
The Happiness Ripple Effect: Why Sharing Joy Matters
When we get our happiness from God, we want to share that happiness with others.
How I Read the Bible When I Feel Depressed
Through one person sharing their story and the scriptures that help them, we hope to give faith and creative ideas to others who may be battling similar challenges.
Start Your Morning Right
The morning is a precious time to connect with God.
Announcing Our First Book
We are excited to tell you about a new project that has been born out of all the work we have done thus far on Deep Spirituality.
God’s Love Calms Me
We are not meant to carry our fears, guilt, insecurities, or anxieties alone.
Conquering Your Inner Critic: How to Overcome Confidence Killers
God wants us to be close to him and guides us along the best pathway for our lives through the Bible.
God Is a Friend
God is relational; he wants a friendship with us, not a religious performance.
God’s Blueprint for Real Happiness
When we have the certainty that God loves us completely for who we are, we can be satisfied no matter what.
One Quick Thought: God’s Blueprint for Real Happiness
Are you easily satisfied? Satisfied people are calm, happy, and easygoing.
Why Do I Get So Defensive?
Trusting God helps me lower my defenses and listen to him as he helps me become the person I’m meant to be.
What Do I Do If I Feel Invisible
God notices what we go through, even if no one else does, and he wants to do something about our pain.
One Quick Thought: Enjoying God Daily
We are meant to delight in God and enjoy spending time with him each and every day.
The Secret to Happiness: Enjoying God Daily
God is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured or feared.
God’s Purpose in Putting People in Your Life
As a Christian, you are meant to share your faith, telling people about your belief in and relationship with God.
4 Psalms You Should Read When Your Emotions are Overwhelming
The Psalms are a collection of prayers from people who felt strong emotions and let God turn their darkness into light.
Do Not Be Afraid
God commands us not to give into our fear and reminds us that he will never fail us.
Happiness Starts with A Choice: How to Find Happiness on God’s Terms
Happiness starts with a choice: where (or to whom) will we turn to find it?
One Quick Thought: Happiness Starts with a Choice
Happiness starts with a choice: where, or to whom, will we turn to find it?
4 Habits to Build if You Want Good Friendships, According to the Bible
The Bible is full of people who have learned from God how to be friends that understand, connect with, admire, challenge, and love each other.
God Keeps His Promises
We have a God who always keeps his promises, and we can find those promises in the Bible.
You’re Allowed to Be Happy: The Connection Between God and Your Happiness
Relying on an unchangeable God will help us stay steady and happy no matter what happens in our lives.
One Quick Thought: The Connection Between God and Your Happiness
We may look to many places or people to find happiness, but ultimately God is how we stay happy and have inner peace.
The Self-Reliance Paradox: How to Stop Going it Alone and Fully Rely on God
We have to have a clear understanding of our limitations so we can know where we can look to God for help.
How to Completely Change a Negative View of God
It’s important to regularly search our hearts and make sure our view of God is healthy.
What if I Don’t Understand Myself?
The parables of Jesus show that he understands you, can help you understand yourself, and help you understand God.
Reset with God: How to Get Out of a Spiritual Burnout
We need to acknowledge what is wearing us out, especially the ways in which we become focused on rules and behaviors.
One Quick Thought: How to Get Out of a Spiritual Burnout
God and the Bible give us solutions to dealing with spiritual burnout so we don’t get knocked down and give up.
Need to Face a Painful Truth? 3 Promises from God about Being Honest With Yourself
We can use these psalms as a guide for ourselves when we need to find the courage to come into the light and grow.
Believe in the Impossible
Even when we face the impossible, we can still have faith because God can do anything.
The Church Exodus: Why Attendance is Declining in America
The way we live and conduct ourselves will greatly influence others’ view of seeking out God and a spiritual community.
One Quick Thought: The Church Exodus: Why Attendance is Declining in America
Our faith can show other people the power of God and inspire them to draw closer to him.
15 of God’s Promises That Will Anchor You When Life Feels Unsteady
A collection of God’s promises that will anchor you, even when it feels like everything else is falling apart.
God Cares for Me
When we’re worried, weary, or hurting, we need to know that God has our back; he loves and cares for us.
Rebuilding Our Relationships After COVID
We need to evaluate how the pandemic has influenced the way we build relationships if we are going to move forward toward God’s destiny for us and our friends.
One Quick Thought: Rebuilding Our Relationships After COVID
Christianity in its purest form is about loving one another deeply from the heart.
You Matter: Understanding the Overwhelming, Never-Ending, Reckless Love of God
The Bible says that the love of Christ makes us “complete” and gives us a full life along with the power that comes from God.
How to Trust God, Get Over Failure, and Try Again
When we choose to trust God, we will see God do more than we could ever imagine.
How Do I Persist in Prayer?
We have dreams we want to see happen and visions we want to accomplish, but it takes a lot of energy to keep running toward them.
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When we are deeply spiritual we see God everywhere and in everything.
Deep Insecurity
No matter how great our talent or resources, insecurity ignored will undermine us all.
Deep Change
“Deep Change” is a dynamic and transformational experience of God. The result reaches deeper than superficial improvement. We become a different person.
Deep Strength
“Deep Strength” is learning how to walk with God in such a way that we are strong from the inside out.
Deep Spirituality Lite
A fun and easy pathway to developing the spiritual stamina necessary for “Deep Spirituality.”
Believe: A Fascinating Journey
When we get burned out by the exhaustion of our human efforts, we will soon leave the church, and in time, leave God as well.
The 30 Minute Quiet Time Meditation
The Scriptures describe this meditative state as quietness or stillness, where we refuse to let our mind be unsettled by things beyond our control, and instead focus completely on what God is doing and capable of doing in our lives.
The Spirituality of Jesus
When reading Scripture, there is no shortage of profound spiritual mystery, interaction, and activity. So why is Christianity seen as more organizational than spiritual?
The 12 Days of Jesus
Deconstructing our traditional views of Jesus to see him as scripture says he really is.
DIY: The Book of John Study Series
This study series dives into the book of John in the Bible to provide practical study as well as thought-provoking questions for creating a meaningful interaction between you and God.
Study Series: Lessons from the Book of Acts
A study series exploring the early church’s remarkable devotion to God.
Jesus and the Power of Storytelling: Making God Personal Through Parables
A series of devotionals, podcasts, and videos about the parables of Jesus.