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Disoriented I Am | The Mid-Week Memo | May 8, 2024
I’m not quoting Yoda here. Disorientation is exactly what I’ve been experiencing as of late. The symptoms are many. From spraining my ankle in a quick turnaround ascent up the basement steps, to running over an 8-inch curb and subsequently driving that car into a cabinet in the garage. Then there’s just the fog of scattered thoughts as I replay the entire day and plan the next with random rewrites racing in my mind. My “to-do” list gets…
Categories: Spiritual Formation, The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, Spiritual Warfare | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 05/08/2024
114. The Noise is Deafening
The competition for our attention is deafening. The world deals us decibel levels of chaos that we weren't created to handle. But God... has a plan to cut through the noise and deliver peace in His presence. Our team discusses the challenges of dealing with the noise of this age and prescribes a few remedies to neutralize it all. Click Here and Listen to the Podcast
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 05/06/2024
The Noise is Deafening | The Mid-Week Memo | April 24, 2024
We live in a world that is constantly vying for our attention. Even now, as you take the time to read this article, a decision has been made that the next couple minutes in your life will be invested in learning something that might be helpful. If not, you just wasted it, or did you? We get that online and offline marketers are clamoring for real estate in our brain. But so are our colleagues, friends, and family. According to a survey conducted by Gallup in 2019, American…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 04/24/2024
113. Your Work Matters for Eternity
Does your work matter for eternity? We asked this same question a couple of weeks ago. Sadly, most believers don’t think so. Sure, the 1 percent of the time they spend sharing the gospel with their co-workers matters. But most Christians view the other 99 percent of their time as meaning very little in the grand scheme of things. But that’s not how God sees it. As a follow-up to Steve's interview with Jordan Raynor, we assembled our team to dig deeper into…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 04/22/2024
Was That Really You God? | The Mid-Week Memo | April 10, 2024
There are times when I’m thoroughly convinced that I’ve heard clearly from God. Without mistake. It’s as if he shouted in my ear exactly what fork in the road to take. Like when he handed Moses the tablets of stone and wrote on them himself. There are other times when I barely hear a whisper but know it’s his still small voice. And then… I’m not sure if I hear, but think I do, yet it’s more like silence. I proceed convincing myself it&rsquo…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, Practicing His Presence, Prayer | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 04/10/2024
112. Jordan Raynor | The Sacredness of Secular Work
Does your work matter for eternity? Sadly, most believers don’t think so. Sure, the 1 percent of the time they spend sharing the gospel with their co-workers matters. But most Christians view the other 99 percent of their time as meaning very little in the grand scheme of things. But that’s not how God sees it. Jordan Raynor joins Steve in this week's podcast as they uncover why secular work is a sacred assignment. “The Sacredness of Secular Work …
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 04/08/2024
Failure Is The Only Option | Guest Article by Dan Macha
The true story told in Director Ron Howard's 1995 film "Apollo 13" stirs my soul. As it heads toward the moon, the Apollo spacecraft is crippled by a meteor. Nobody knows how to get the crew back to earth alive. But Flight Director Gene Kranz played by Ed Harris concludes the first crisis meeting with the ringing declaration, "Failure is not an option!” Then he masterfully drives his ground support team until the three astronauts safely splash.…
Categories: Spiritual Formation, Restored in Him, Our Purpose, Blog | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/28/2024
Christian Invisibility | The Mid-Week Memo | March 27, 2024
I heard Dr. George Barna, a well-known Christian researcher, speak on the topic of what he called Christian Invisibility. A recent survey by Barna, director of research of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, shows that the majority of tweens are rejecting core tenets of the Christian faith, and that issue stems from the syncretic worldview of their parents and even children’s pastors. When asked if they believe that Jesus Christ is the only…
Categories: Spiritual Formation, The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/27/2024
111. Sentenced to Life in Prison | Greg Womack | A God Story
Sentenced to life in prison, Greg Womack shares his story of salvation, redemption, and restoration. How God met him right where he was, behind bars, with no hope of seeing anything other than prison walls until the day he died. But God.... 28 years later, had something else in store. In this week's podcast, Steve interviews Greg as he shares a miraculous intervention by a God who had something else in mind in his newfound freedom in Christ. Click Here and Listen to…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/25/2024
The Thief | The Mid-Week Memo | March 20, 2024
"Comparison is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt Some days this quote runs laps in my mind, as I struggle to push back against the very loud voice of not measuring up. The voice that tells me others have found the secret recipe to perfection in their parenting, marriage, career. The voice that sows seeds of discontent, self-doubt, and envy. On these days, I swear I can feel the battle for my soul raging in the spiritual realm. "...envy rots the bones.;…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, The Hope of Healing, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 03/20/2024