Author Archives: JRMITCH85

We often prepare ourselves for something, gathering supplies and preparing ourselves for what we anticipate, only to be disappointed or frustrated when it doesn’t happen. This is exemplified by our expectations of the weather based on forecasts we hear or see on our phones, which can often be incorrect. It leads us to question whatContinue reading “Prepare For The King”

How do you typically approach problems? Do you tend to ignore them until they become unmanageable, or do you immediately dive in and attempt to resolve them? For many of us, our approach falls somewhere in the middle. When faced with a problem, we often try to draw upon past experiences and find a solutionContinue reading “Unbound”

In our current environment, it is far too common to hear complaining about issues in the world. We seek to assign blame to politicians, or people’s choices. However, our blame game is nothing more than being blind to the mission of the Gospel in our world. Jesus calls us to have compassion, address the issueContinue reading “Recovering from Spiritual Blindness”

From time to time, we all find ourselves in places and with people that make us uneasy and feel like we are out of place. As Jesus ministered to the people, He encountered many who felt this way, and those that did have social belonging, Jesus challenged. In John 3, Jesus encounters Nicodemus, a PhariseeContinue reading “Open Doors To Mercy”

Naturally, when we enter any new season, we seek to improve. We put on new routines and habits to improve our health, financial standing, and spiritual walk or faith. Several people will enter our purview and offer us some fad diet, new financial scheme, or even some new spiritual way to engage with God, butContinue reading “Becoming Brand New”

Ash Wednesday opens up the season of Lent. This is typically a season where we focus on our relationship with God through reflection, sacrifice, renewal, and prayer. We examine how the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert after fasting for forty days and forty nights, and the devil subjected him to temptation. As weContinue reading “Forty Days and Forty Nights”

As we look back at our life, we must examine and pay attention to the areas where God was present. These point us to the scriptures and to God’s Holy Word, and even though people may try and manipulate our experiences for their gain, we must lean into the the Scriptures with the Holy SpiritContinue reading “Pay Attention”

In creating humanity, God wanted to give people choices. In doing so, the freedom to choose our path has been fraught, with people often choosing the path that leads to brokenness and chaos. The choices made guide humanity toward or away from the good that God intends for us. Whether we embrace opportunities to shareContinue reading “This Choice is Simple”

Whatever you are going through, Jesus gets it. Through the book of Hebrews, the author shows us that Jesus came and lived among us, was tempted like us, lived life with other humans like us, had friends and family like us, had people that didn’t like Him like us, and could get hurt like us.Continue reading “Jesus Gets It”

As the people of God grappled with what it meant to live in peace with God, they were told that living right is more important than going through the right motions in worship. God requires us to live according to justice, kindness, and humility before the Almighty God.