Christian-Living
What God Views as Hospitality and Generosity
Posted on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
There is a quiet revolution happening in a million living rooms, kitchen tables, and church pews. It does not make headlines. It does not trend. But it is one of the most radical things a Christian can do in a world built on accumulation. It is the practice of hospitality and generosity — not as performance, not as obligation, but as a window into the heart of God. Most of us have complicated feelings around these words.MrBeast and the Beast: A Christian Look at Jimmy Donaldson's Philanthropy
Posted on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
There is a young man in North Carolina who started making YouTube videos as a teenager, dropped out of community college after two weeks, and now sits at the center of a $5 billion company with over 450 million subscribers. His real name is Jimmy Donaldson. You know him as MrBeast. By every metric we have for measuring cultural influence, he is one of the most successful people alive. He has 95 billion lifetime views.Living in Joy: A Final Reflection
Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
We’ve spent time together exploring what the Bible teaches us about joy. Not the world’s version — fragile, circumstance-dependent, here-today-gone-tomorrow. But the joy Jesus spoke of. The joy that Paul wrote about from a Roman prison. The joy that survives suffering, loss, uncertainty, and still stands. Now the question becomes: What do we do with this? What We Learned Here are the truths we’ve uncovered: Joy is not happiness. Happiness says, “I’m glad because things are good.Joy: Day 2 - The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy: Day 2 - The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength “Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” — Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) The Context: A People Rebuilding To understand this verse, we need to understand the moment. The Israelites had returned from 70 years of exile in Babylon. They came home to Jerusalem in ruins — walls broken down, gates burned, the temple destroyed. Everything their ancestors had built was gone.Joy: The First Day - A Different Kind of Happy
Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy: The First Day - A Different Kind of Happy “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) The World’s Joy vs. God’s Joy We live in a world obsessed with happiness. Scroll through social media for five minutes and you’ll see it everywhere: #blessed captions over perfect sunsets, carefully curated vacation photos, milestone celebrations, and the endless pursuit of “living your best life.Gentleness: Strength Under Control
Posted on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Gentleness: Strength Under Control When we think of gentleness today, we might picture someone soft-spoken, timid, or easily pushed around. But biblical gentleness—Greek word prautÄ“s—paints a different picture entirely. Biblical Gentleness: Strength Under Control In the ancient world, prautÄ“s described a wild animal that had been tamed. Think of a powerful horse or fierce lion that had learned to respond to its master’s voice. The power was still there, but it was now purposeful rather than destructive.The Joy of the Lord: Finding Light in the Gathering Dark
Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
An Evening Reflection The sun is setting now, isn’t it? Those golden hours slip away so quietly—sometimes we barely notice the light fading until suddenly we’re surrounded by the soft weight of evening. It’s in these moments that something ancient stirs in us. A longing. A reaching. For what, exactly? We can’t always name it. But God can. When the World Goes Quiet There’s a particular kind of silence that only comes after sunset.The Joy of the Lord: A Fruit That Radiates
Posted on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Galatians 5:22-23 - “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Joy is not happiness. Happiness is circumstantial—it’s tied to what’s happening around us. Joy runs deeper. It’s not dependent on good weather, good news, or good fortune. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, which means it grows in us regardless of what’s going on in our lives. The Source of True Joy