The Christian life is not a vacation cruise; often, it is a cargo ship facing a hurricane. Many preachers sell the idea that if Jesus is in the boat, the storm will not come. But the Bible shows the opposite: often, the storm comes exactly because we are on the route of God’s will.

If we were to conduct an anonymous survey in any church, asking: “Are you satisfied with your prayer life?”, the overwhelming majority would respond with a resounding and ashamed “No.”

We live in the era of mindset. If you open any social media app, you will find thousands of gurus, coaches, and influencers teaching you how to “reprogram your brain” for success, how to develop a “shark mentality,”

Picture the scene. The year is approximately 50 A.D. A Jewish man—short, balding, possibly with eyesight problems and fresh scars from a beating on his back—disembarks from a ship at the port of Piraeus. He walks about 5 miles until he enters the most famous city of the ancient world: Athens.

We have reached the end of our journey through “Real Life.” We have navigated the landmines of family dynamics, dived into the waters of baptism, discussed the sacred value of secular work, navigated the emotions of dating, and opened our wallets to talk about money. But none of that holds up without today’s topic.

Picture the scene. The Sinai desert is silent, arid, and relentless. On top of a mountain, a man stands alone. He is not just any man; he is the leader of a nation of millions of stubborn, rebellious, and frightened ex-slaves.

There is a statistic that no one can escape: the mortality rate for humans is 100%. One out of every one person dies. We spend billions on gyms, supplements, surgeries, and health insurance to delay the inevitable.

magine the Apostle Paul, Christianity’s greatest strategist, standing in the dust of a crossroads in Asia Minor, staring at a map that no longer makes sense.

Biographical Series: Paul | Study 03 Phase: Real Life | Focus: Conflict, Leadership, and Restoration The Night the Lights Went Out in Antioch The sound of a slamming door can echo for decades in the history of the Church. On that hot night in Antioch of Syria, the...

Saul of Tarsus sat on the cold stone floor of Judas’ house in Damascus. He hadn’t eaten for three days. He hadn’t touched water. But the physical thirst was irrelevant compared to the drought devastating his soul.