Tag: alignment
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Beyond Bricks and Mortar
After fifty-two days of grueling labor, intense opposition, and sleepless nights, the walls of Jerusalem stood tall once again. By all accounts, Nehemiah had succeeded. The gates were hung, the breaches were closed, the city was secure, and the dust had finally settled. But as we read over in Nehemiah 8, we notice something profound:…
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When are you …
When do we stop walking in brokenness? God says we are healed by the stripes of His Son Jesus’ shed Blood.Yet so many still walk around talking about how broken they are.Talking about their hurts, their hang-ups.They need to start talking about what God did for them. Instead of meeting to talk about how bad…
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The Sound of the World
We’ve all been in that room. The one where the air feels heavy with the talk of “more.” More investments, more acquisitions, more status. It’s a constant hum of financial strategy and self-congratulation. Sometimes, you look around and wonder: Is this all there is? There is a specific kind of “smirk” that comes with worldly…
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The Tragedy of the Static Soul
There is a profound sadness in a faith that has stopped searching.We have entered an era of the vicarious believer—someone who is content to sit in a pew, Sunday after Sunday, being “fed” by a middleman. We have outsourced our spiritual hunger to the pulpit, taking a man at his word rather than wrestling with…
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When “Alignment” Is Really Just Control: The Cost of Following the Voice of God
We like to talk about the “still, small voice” of God as if it always leads to green pastures and still waters. We paint it as a path of immediate peace and communal nodding.But sometimes, that voice leads you straight into a thicket of misunderstanding, judgment, and isolation. The truth that no one warns you…