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“When Heaven Drew Near” | The Mid-Week Memo | December 24, 2025
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory…” — John 1:14 (ESV) On this Christmas Eve, we’re reminded of a truth so staggering it’s easy to take for granted: God stepped into our story. Not from a distance. Not from the clouds. But into a manger—low, quiet, breakable, vulnerable. He came close. The world waited for a King and got a Child. Humanity longed for a throne and was given a feeding trough. We…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, Understanding Love, The Hope of Healing, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/24/2025
“For You Will Still Be Here Tomorrow” | The Mid-Week Memo | December 17, 2025
There’s a quiet kind of wisdom tucked inside an old Cat Stevens lyric—“Take your time, think a lot. Think of everything you’ve got.For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.” There’s truth here that echoes a far older voice. Scripture reminds us that the rush of life, the urgency of our desires, the pressure to make something happen now can blind us to what God is actually doing. We live in an age of acceleration&mdash…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, The Reality of Our Present World, Our Purpose | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/17/2025
🎙️EP157. Beauty in the Dandelion | How Grace Broke Shame | with Clinton Parker
When life teaches you to hide, Jesus invites you to heal. Author Clinton Parker joins Steve to share the story behind his new book, Beauty in the Dandelion: Shame Shattered by Grace and Love—from chaotic beginnings and early exposure to darkness, to the slow rescue of grace, safe people, and a Father who delights. We talk practicals: naming shame vs. guilt, breaking isolation, finding “safe” community, parenting through pain, and why putting your story on…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/15/2025
When the Tribes Shift but Your Identity Doesn’t | The Mid-Week Memo | December 10, 2025
Most of us are familiar with the Bible's reference to the “12 tribes of Israel.” What’s surprising is that Scripture actually contains 14 tribal names—yet only 12 appear at any given time. The lists change depending on the season: land inheritance, military service, priesthood, or prophecy. Jacob’s 12 sons formed the original tribes, but when he adopts Joseph’s sons—Ephraim and Manasseh—as full heirs, the family expands.…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, Identity Security, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/10/2025
I Built a Life on Achievement. God Built Something Better.
How curiosity, risk-taking, creativity, and even my failures were rewritten into a calling far bigger than myself. “God weaves every thread—strong and frayed—into a story He’s been writing since before we knew our own.” I’ve been reflecting on the strange, beautiful mix of gifts God embedded in me long before I understood who they were ultimately for. When I trace the thread back—through early days of self-taught programming at an MS…
Categories: Business, Identity Security, Restored in Him, Our Purpose, Blog | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/04/2025
Rings of Redemption | The Mid-Week Memo | December 3, 2025
This morning, I joined Tommy “Rivs” Puzey on an iFIT walk through Stephen’s Grove in the heart of the California redwoods—towering trunks reached toward heaven, some standing for centuries. Along the trail, we passed fallen giants—massive logs with hundreds of rings visible inside. Each ring marked a year of growth, each scar a season of fire or drought endured. John Muir once wrote, “As soon as a redwood is cut down or burned, it sends…
Categories: Spiritual Formation, The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, Restored in Him, The Hope of Healing | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/03/2025
🎙️EP156. Fifty Years to Freedom | The Redemption Story of Warner Batty
What does true freedom look like? At age 15, Warner Batty was sentenced to life without parole for taking a life. Fifty years later, he walked out of a Pennsylvania prison—free not just in body, but in spirit. In this raw and redemptive conversation, Steve sits down with Warner to talk about his journey from hopelessness and self-hatred to forgiveness and freedom in Christ. Hear how one man—“the hound from heaven”—persisted in sharing Jesus…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 12/01/2025
He Knows—Really Knows | The Mid-Week Memo | November 26, 2025
“For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” — Hebrews 2:18 ESV When you’re hurting, rejected, or facing temptation, there’s a deep ache that rises from somewhere words can’t quite reach. It’s the place where loneliness whispers, “No one understands what I’m feeling.” But Scripture interrupts that lie with something astonishing: God does. Not from a distance.…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, The Hope of Healing, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/25/2025
The Fruit of a Serving Community | The Mid-Week Memo | November 19, 2025
“And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.” — Titus 3:14 ESV Paul’s closing words to Titus aren’t just administrative, they’re deeply relational. He reminds the early church that a life of faith must overflow into a life of service. It’s not enough to believe the gospel; we’re called to embody it together. Notice Paul says, “let our people learn.;…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Mid-Week Memo, Understanding Love, Safe People & Safe Community | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/19/2025
🎙️EP155. The Rest of Your Story: How God Restores What’s Broken — with Greg Lindsey
What happens when a pastor’s life falls apart—and God writes a better story? In this raw and redemptive conversation, Steve sits down with Greg Lindsey, author of The Rest of Your Story: The Path to the Christian Life You Want, to talk about failure, forgiveness, and the long road to freedom. Greg shares openly about the affair that nearly ended his marriage and ministry—and how Jesus met him in the rubble to begin a rescue that changed everything.,…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 11/17/2025