Tag: Devotional
Life: It’s STILL Not About You
Life: It’s STILL Not About You .et_post_meta_wrapper Over a decade ago, Pastor Rick Warren wrote The Purpose Driven Life, which went viral and global. I still give it away all the time as a basic primer on life as God intended it to be lived. And this best-selling book starts […]
When the Godly Get Depressed
When the Godly Get Depressed .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: A couple of days ago, I shared this tweet: Good people get depressed. Godly people get depressed. Depression isn’t sin. It’s a state. Sometimes it’s circumstantial. Sometimes it’s spiritual. Sometimes it’s chemical. Treat it holistically. Pray. Get counseling. Talk to your […]
You were Created to Get Creative
You were Created to Get Creative .et_post_meta_wrapper By Brandon Cox: God is quite creative. All you have to do is look up and around you and you’ll see a world filled with wonder, with color, in mesmerizing detail. Often when people express themselves creatively, even when they aren’t producing specifically […]
The Church Jesus Started is a Generosity Movement
The Church Jesus Started is a Generosity Movement .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: I love the church. And I don’t love it nearly as much as Jesus loves the church. He’s the One who died for her. We often evaluate the church today as an institution. We’ll talk about what’s wrong […]
The Rare and Valuable Gift of Gratitude
The Rare and Valuable Gift of Gratitude .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: Researchers agree with what has been written in scripture for two thousand years – gratitude is powerful! Expressing thanks actually releases endorphins in our brains that cause us to feel happiness. One of the most valuable practices you can […]
You Have Everything You’ll Ever Really Need Forever
You Have Everything You’ll Ever Really Need Forever .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: My nine-year-old asked me the other day, “If I ask Santa for a laptop, he’ll get me one, right?” To which I simply replied, “Probably not.” Some of us view God as a sort of genie in the […]
Your Pain Always Has a Point
Your Pain Always Has a Point .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: A. W. Tozer once said, “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply.” Tozer wrote those words in a previous generation of Christianity. He did not intend to imply that God wishes […]
The Two Big Reasons Why Believers Give Praise to God
The Two Big Reasons Why Believers Give Praise to God .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: We’re a pragmatic society. Meaning, we usually don’t invest time into doing something unless we can see the personal benefit of it, the more immediate the better. And pragmatism isn’t all bad. Sometimes the right question […]
The Three Biggest Enemies You’ll Face Every Day
The Three Biggest Enemies You’ll Face Every Day .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: People are not the real enemies. Paul made that clear when he said, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against […]
Want to Walk in Victory? Fix Your Focus!
Want to Walk in Victory? Fix Your Focus! .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: One of my good friends, Alejandro, will sometimes text me out of the blue to just see how life is. But rather than ask me how life is, he always opens the conversations with, Bro, are you winning? […]