Spiritual Growth

Clichés, glib answers, and quick solutions are shared all too often with those who are struggling to forgive or embrace forgiveness. We know Jesus calls us to forgive, but it can be hard to know what that looks like in complicated, messy relationships. Pastor and counselor Brad Hambrick helps readers to understand that forgiveness is the start of a journey that doesn’t erase the past, but honestly confronts hurt...

So much of our confusion and pain results because we don't know God - who He really is, how He works in our lives. But with "Lord, I Want To Know You", that will all change. When you know God more fully by studying His names - Creator, Healer, Protector, Provider, and many others - you'll gain power to stand strong. You'll find strength for times of trial, comfort for pain, provision for your soul's deepest needs....

Lies Men Believe and the Truth that Sets Them Free You are being hunted. Like a seasoned angler, our enemy opens his tackle box and selects the lure most likely to attract his intended prey...and sometimes it's the bait you and I are least likely to consider a big deal. But each lie - about God, ourselves, sin, work, family, money, and more - we bite on ambushes our hearts and makes us a little less free. It's time...

God wants you to have a heart like His. Jesus felt no guilt. God wants you to feel no guilt. Jesus had no bad habits. God wants to do away with yours. Jesus had no fear. God wants the same for you. Jesus had no anxiety about death. You needn't either. God's desire, his plan, his ultimate goal is to make you into the image of Christ. Can you think of a better offer? God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses...

This is about passion that yearns, eyes that long for, hearts that pound. Journey into God is a field guide, helping us to understand what we are seeing and experiencing as we walk through life. John doesn't ignore the questions, the difficulties, or the confusing aspects of coming to know God; he helps us to see them as opportunities to go deeper and further. Journey into God is an invitation to put energy and...