The short answer: The Bible roots gratitude in who God is, not in what is happening around us. Psalm 107 opens with "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever" (Psalm 107:1, NI...  Read More

The short answer: In Daniel 3, King Nebuchadnezzar threw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into a blazing furnace for refusing to worship his golden statue. When he looked in, he saw four men walking in...  Read More

In 1 Kings 18, the prophet Elijah challenged 450 prophets of Baal to a test on Mount Carmel. Each side would prepare a sacrifice and pray, and the God who answered by fire would be God. Baal never ans...  Read More

The short answer: In Exodus 3, God spoke to Moses from a bush that was on fire but did not burn up. It happened on an ordinary workday while Moses was tending sheep. The story shows that God takes the...  Read More

How do you love someone you disagree with or can't stand? Five ways the Bible shows us, from Romans 12 to Jesus and the woman in John 8....  Read More

When I was growing up on Laurel Branch, November meant a trip down to the cellar. Rows of canning jars lined the shelves: green beans, tomatoes, corn, apple butter. Each jar stood for a hot summer day...  Read More

God promised Jeroboam a lasting kingdom. Fear led him to build golden calves instead. What 1 Kings 11-12 teaches about fear, control, and trusting God....  Read More

The short answer: Revelation 7:9 describes a crowd too large to count, made up of people from every nation, tribe, people group, and language, worshiping God together. It shows that God sees and welco...  Read More

The short answer: In 1 Corinthians 13:4, Paul writes that love does not boast and is not proud. He wrote it to a church in Corinth that was comparing leaders, ranking spiritual gifts, and bragging abo...  Read More

There is a shipwreck sitting at the bottom of Stockholm Harbor that was never touched by enemy fire. No cannonball ever struck her hull. No opposing navy ever engaged her in battle. The Vasa, the crow...  Read More

October is Outreach Month at Cross Point, and this month we're turning the porch light on for our community....  Read More

There's an old porchlight tradition you leave it on so whoever's making their way home in the dark knows there's a place for them. Many grandmas and grandpas kept theirs on every night, rain or shine,...  Read More