Alex spent three years building his home from nothing. Seven days after the work was finished, Hurricane Lane hit. An 18-foot wall of water came down the river and grounded everything on his farm, eventually rising 38 vertical feet. In a matter of hours, everything he owned was gone, and
In Nairobi, our Hope For the World partner Every Girl Counts is doing something remarkable — reaching girls with the gospel of Jesus through education. Many of the girls in the program come from families who can’t afford to send them to school. Every Girl Counts steps into that gap,
By John Joseph If you’re anything like me, your phone is the first thing you see in the morning and the last thing you touch at night. And while there’s nothing inherently wrong with that, I’ve noticed something in my own life—it’s really easy for my phone to get my
Reading Scripture is more than checking a box; it’s how God forms us over time. In this episode, Brian Ball and Evan Kunz walk through 2 Timothy 3:16–17, reminding us that all Scripture is God-breathed and essential for teaching, correcting, and training us in righteousness. They highlight how transformation doesn’t
By Hunter Melton For many of us, worship is synonymous with singing. It’s something we do on Sunday mornings; songs on a screen, hands raised, voices lifted. But what if worship is more than that? True worship is not just about what we say with our lips, but what we
In this episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, Brian Ball and Mike Glenn explore the spiritual discipline of solitude through the example of Jesus withdrawing to pray in Luke 5 and Mark 1. Their conversation highlights how modern life has conditioned us to live with constant noise, distraction, and digital
By Brandon Abbott We are surrounded by noise. From the moment we wake up, something is already filling the silence: notifications, music, podcasts, conversations, or scrolling. In a world where noise is constant, silence can feel uncomfortable, even unsettling. But what if that discomfort is actually revealing something deeper? Silence
By David Hannah We live in a world with more information than any generation in history. Every question we have can be answered in seconds, yet all that information often leaves us feeling more confused, anxious, and unsure of what is actually true. When everything feels conflicting, we begin to