The first shovel hits the ground. Months of planning, permit applications, and design decisions suddenly become dirt moving, concrete pouring, and lumber stacking. Building a home from scratch is exhi...
There’s something majestic about eagles that has captured human imagination for thousands of years. These powerful birds soar higher than almost any other creature, see with incredible clarity f...
Maybe you’ve felt it. That unsettling sense that someone in your life isn’t celebrating your wins but secretly hoping you stumble. At CityLight Church, I’ve counseled countless membe...
You’ve probably felt too small to matter, like your problems don’t deserve God’s attention when He’s running the universe. Maybe you’re facing a struggle that seems insig...
Last winter, Marcus showed up at CityLight Church looking defeated. He’d been laid off from his engineering job six weeks earlier, his unemployment benefits were delayed, and he had $43 in his b...
You’ve probably heard countless sermons about evangelism but still feel paralyzed when opportunities arise to share your faith. Maybe you think your story isn’t dramatic enough, or y...
“Karma’s going to get them.” I hear this constantly—even from Christians who should know better. Last month, a woman in my congregation believed her chronic illness was karmic paybac...
Three months into pastoral ministry, I stood before my congregation feeling completely inadequate. Seminary taught me theology and hermeneutics—but nothing prepared me for shepherding people thr...
“In the beginning God created.” Before anything else, Scripture reveals God as Creator—and that changes everything about your artistic calling. Yet many Christians wrestle with guilt over ...
Your prayer life feels like reciting words to a ceiling. Sunday worship passes in mechanical motions. Scripture reading produces nothing but guilt over passages you’ve memorized but no longer fe...