Lance Brown

If you continue to be surprised at your pattern of sin, in spite of “knowing better,” you should dive into the devotionals for this week. We will never truly understand who we are and why we do what we do until we take a realistic view of our dark side.

We return to studying the minor prophets with Zephaniah. Journey with us as we learn about one of the least talked about prophets in the old testament. We are going to look at his message of destruction and the evil of sin but rejoice as he paints a picture of a father who loves us…

Redemptive relating happens in the direction of “UP” when we take a renewed look upward to see what God is forming in me and the people with whom I am having conversations. When we realize what God is building in us, that someone else can see and sense, while we may not see it at all. Or,…

We lament “surface relationships.” There is a deeper longing both to know someone and for them to know us at deeper levels. We desire to be known in our inner story, our inner workings, what goes on in our hearts. We are also made to connect with others at a deeper level, namely their inner story. Today,…

In our series on redemptive relating, we have looked at “WITH” and “FOR”.  God is with us. We are to be with people. God is for us. We are to be for people. More importantly, do people sense you are “with” them? Do they sense you are “for” them?  This week we look at “TOWARD”.…