Rooted in Assurance

     "To a true child of God, the invisible bond that unites all believers to Christ is far more tender, and lasting, and precious; and, as we come to recognize and realize that we are all dwelling in one sphere of life in Him, we learn to look on every believer as our brother, in a sense that is infinitely higher than all human relationships. This is the one and only way to bring disciples permanently together. All other plans for promoting the unity of the Church have failed." -A.T. Pierson       True Christian unity is founded in a relationship with Christ. The early church may have had its struggles, but there is beauty in the way they lived out community and shared the love of Christ.  The community they shared and the love they had for others was the greatest evidence of the faith we have in our savior. When the world looks at the church (for church is not a building, but the Body of Christ) they should see our unity.  ...

Dear Daughter of the Risen King,          Heart break is the pits. We will all encounter it: from disappointments in school, work, family, friends or sometimes a boy. Sometimes it will feel like your world is crashing down around you; you don’t know which direction is up and which is down. You lose sight of yourself, your dreams, your very essence as you battle just to keep your head above the waves. Despair threatens to engulf you as problem after problem beats you down. It seems like the darkness will win, as if you will never find joy again. Thankfully, we are not left to our own devices during these bouts of “mean reds” as Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) would say. Oh sweet friend, do not allow circumstances or the careless words and actions of another individual, the lies Satan wants you believe, define you. No one else, nothing else, has permission to tell you that you aren’t good enough, that you are anything then the daughter...