Tag: Devotional
In Conflict, Check Your Motives
By: Brandon A. Cox In Conflict, Check Your Motives .et_post_meta_wrapper Have you ever realized, mid-conversation, that the person you’re arguing with is actually right and you are wrong, but you’re already in too deep to turn around so you keep going anyway? Me too. It’s evidence of our pride and […]
I Want to Live In the 8th of Romans
By: Brandon A. Cox I Want to Live In the 8th of Romans .et_post_meta_wrapper This is where I often live… the 7th of Romans. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate… it is […]
Be Careful Which Way You Lean
By: Brandon A. Cox Be Careful Which Way You Lean .et_post_meta_wrapper I love the story of The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, and one of the most impactful lines comes in an exchange between the Lorax and the Once-ler: The Lorax: Which way does a tree fall?The Once-ler: Uh, down?The Lorax: A […]
Season Your Speech with Grace
By: Brandon A. Cox Season Your Speech with Grace .et_post_meta_wrapper Every conversation you get into is an opportunity to show people the grace of God that you’ve experienced in your own life. The apostle Paul wrote to the Colossian believers once. In chapter 4 verse 6 of his letter, he […]
The Thing That Scares Me the Most
By: Brandon A. Cox The Thing That Scares Me the Most .et_post_meta_wrapper Know what really scares me as a pastor? It’s that my words are going to cause people to take action. People will, based on a sermon, based on a tweet, based on an interaction, or a counseling session […]
Real Faith Moves Past Fear
By: Brandon A. Cox Real Faith Moves Past Fear .et_post_meta_wrapper James’s chapter 2, verse 18 says, “Some of you will say you have I have faith, I have deeds: show me your faith without deeds and I’ll show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that there is one […]
Act on Behalf of the Oppressed
Act on Behalf of the Oppressed .et_post_meta_wrapper By: Brandon A. Cox The apostle James, the half brother of Jesus, has written to us about refusing to show favoritism and racism and classism. He challenges us to refuse to discriminate or carry prejudice in our hearts, but instead to assign infinite […]
The Ultimate Plan for Communicating Better
The Ultimate Plan for Communicating Better .et_post_meta_wrapper By Brandon Cox: Angie and I talk to a lot of couples about marriage, and one of the most common problems we encounter is the communication conundrum. Spouses really struggle to know how to articulate themselves as well as how to understand each […]
The Most Valuable Asset You Possess
The Most Valuable Asset You Possess .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: As I confessed in another recent devotional, I sometimes tend to be a know-it-all. In other words, I’m afraid of not having the answers, so I’m tempted to fake it and make something up if I can’t answer the question. […]
Chin Up! When You Follow Jesus, You Can’t Lose It All
Chin Up! When You Follow Jesus, You Can’t Lose It All .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: Jacob, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, had twelve sons, including Joseph and the youngest, Benjamin. The ten older brothers had sold Joseph into slavery and allowed Jacob to believe his son had died. […]