The Paradox of Discipleship
by Thomas Cheevers on April 1st, 2025
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.”  - Matthew 16:24-26We are hardwired for self-preservation. It’s our default setting. The world says, “Secure your life. Protect your dreams. Chase your happiness.” Jesus says, “Lose it.”But here’s the thing—He’s not calling you to self-destruction. He’s calling you to self-abandonment. There’s...  Read More
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The Call to Surrender
by Thomas Cheevers on March 31st, 2025
“Then he said to them all, ‘If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.’” - Luke 9:23-24 Jesus doesn’t mince words. Following Him isn’t a casual stroll—it’s a death march. It’s not a hobby, it’s a wholesale reorientation of your life.Let’s be...  Read More
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Shining Together
by Thomas Cheevers on March 29th, 2025
“Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world, by holding firm to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.” - Philippians 2:14-16 (CSB)“For where two or three are gathered together in my n...  Read More
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Fueling Your Light
by Thomas Cheevers on March 28th, 2025
“Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” - Psalm 119:105 (CSB)“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the d...  Read More
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Letting Your Light Shine
by Thomas Cheevers on March 26th, 2025
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth—testing what is pleasing to the Lord. Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what is done by them in secret. Everything exposed by the light is made visible,...  Read More
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Salt of the Earth
by Thomas Cheevers on March 25th, 2025
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” - Matthew 5:13 (CSB)“Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.” - Colossians 4:5-6 (CS...  Read More
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