Love Does

1 John 4:7-8 “My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God.  ​​SMLXL I was at this little small coffee shop in Costa Mesa on Wednesday morning. As I was...

Your Friends are Your Future

Proverbs 13:20 “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Who are your friends? We have our acquaintances, then we have our friend group, and then there’s our close core. That close core consists of your ride or dies, the ones you’d...

Sharpen One Another

Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” ​​SMLXL Friends challenge one another. True friends step up to the plate, see the potential in their closest circle of friends, and help them reach that potential. Are you sharpening your friends?...

What Type of Friend?

Luke 5:19 “When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.” ​​SMLXL   We’re called to so much more for our...

Took An “L”

Psalm 73:26 “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” ​​SMLXL You know what’s such a bummer? When day three of Lent rolls around and we feel as if we just took a major “L” and missed the mark. You gave up caffeine...