"The best and only gift you have to offer to God and your people is a well self." This is a profound proclamation made by Steve Cuss. He...

As we start our journey through Steve Cuss' "The Expectation Gap," two matters come immediately to the surface. The first is adding...

Do you ever have this experience: you believe God loves you, but don't feel it? How about this one: you believe God is with you, but...

What kind of traveler are you? Are you the kind that likes to have every stop along the way thoroughly planned, timed, and marked on the...

When it comes to living a life marked by love, be it of God, to others, or for ourselves, there's one thing that often holds us back from...

Love is like a two-way street. The "way" from which we give love to others is the very same "way" that allows us to receive love. It's...

One of the hardest parts of living a life of love is the fear of failure. Time and time again, that fear will keep us from showing up,...

As we shift from discovering the Power of Your Story to a new series in which we populate our stories with love, we want to be...

One of my pet peeves is when a movie or show of some kind resolves in a "too convenient" way. The story can be great up to that point,...

There's a point in every story where the world of the protagonist changes. A moment when their life is spun around and they cannot go...

Narrative is the overarching story someone is telling. It's the reason we can join in a familiar movie midway through and still know...

As we continue to explore the power of our stories and the ways in which God invites us into His story, we come to a crucial aspect of...

We continue our exploration of our stories by focusing in on a crucial element to any good story: plot. Plot revolves around characters...

As we begin a year focused on what it means to extend the love of God that we've received to those around us, it is fitting that we seek...

As we begin a year focused on what it means to extend the love of God that we've received to those around us, it is fitting that we seek...