finding balance

In many premarital classes, the topic of how we think as opposite sexes comes up. Men are often compared to waffles or egg cartons and women to spaghetti or a pile of yarn. The point is that men tend to think in compartments and think through everything being...

too together for Jesus

Let me just say that we have a great teaching team here at North Way.  Pastor Jay finished up the series “No Vacancy” this weekend with a sermon on being “too together for Jesus.”  This has been a series that has hit deep in the hearts of many...

5 months

Are You testing me or am I just under attack?  I’ve been fine for 5 months and now I’m hit with reminders.  I can’t go a day without thinking about the past.  My attention is drawn to the moments I hated and how I am recreating those moments for my...

opposition

If you line up with God’s mission to the Church to further His Kingdom (Matthew 28:19, Acts 1:8), you will inevitably face opposition. Whether it be physical ailments, mental obstruction, or spiritual second guessing, The enemy will do anything to try to disrupt...

too messy for Jesus

Life is messy.  From the birthing room through the terrible twos (that last through the teenage years) to marriage and parenthood, life is full of messiness.  Sometimes we are overwhelmed by the mess in our lives. Sometimes we feel like we’ve messed up so badly...

character

Father, I want to be known by Your character.  Your ways are not my ways, nor are they the ways of the world.  Unfortunately, my ways tend to lean more towards those of the world rather than Your ways.  I am sadly nothing more than a mirror smeared with black paint,...