“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.” – Ephesians 5:31–32Every healthy marriage or God-honoring relationship has one thing in common: the gospel is its power source. Love alone can start a relationship, but only grace can sustain one. Passion can...  Read More

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9...  Read More

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” – Genesis 2:24–25We’ve been sold a dangerous lie—the idea that love is about finding someone who will “complete” us. It sounds poetic, but it’s poison wrapped in romance. From movies to music to social media, culture tells us...  Read More

"Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." – Psalm 51:12David wrote these words after one of his greatest moral failures. His sin with Bathsheba had broken not just God’s law but his own heart. Yet in that brokenness, he didn’t ask for status back, or position, or comfort—he asked for joy. Because David understood something we often forget: joy isn’t th...  Read More

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." – Romans 3:23–24We often live like spiritual job applicants—constantly updating our resumes, polishing our image, and hoping we’ve done enough to earn God’s approval. We measure our worth by performance: how consistently we pray, how well we serve, h...  Read More

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." – Ephesians 4:22–24We live in a world that defines freedom as self-rule. “Follow your heart,” “Live your truth,” “Do what makes you...  Read More