A Place of Joy

If you seek happiness, you will find yourself frustrated far more than you find yourself fulfilled. Happiness is an emotion that rises and falls depending on circumstances. Grasping the feeling of happiness is like trying to hold water in your hand. The harder you...

A Different Kind of Strength

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. — Isaiah 43:2 There has been a great deal of banter the past few...

Permission to Struggle

Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever. Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression? — Psalm 44:23–24 Music is a powerful thing. All of us know that the first few measures of a song can instantly...

A Chance to Serve

Our church is launching an incredible opportunity June 12–19 for c|Lifers here and around the world to intentionally serve others. We believe that if those who call c|Life home will take a moment to look around, they will see both physical and spiritual needs...

Known By Your Fruit

No one expects an apple tree to produce an orange, but everyone expects an apple tree to produce an apple. A tree is known for the fruit it produces. Apple trees produce apples. Orange trees produce oranges. We don’t need a deep and challenging lesson in...

Belong

I don’t know if you have ever thought about it, but the truth is that everybody wants to be somebody. There are people who will read that last sentence and scoff, but the reality is everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to belong. Everybody wants to...