by Bryant Golden | Sep 8, 2019 | Doubts, Encouragement, Questions/Searching, Relevant Life
“Just have faith!” It’s a cliche that gets thrown around at church and in the Christian community. The words are trite and come with an underlying message that your problems stem from a lack of faith, but do they? Is there really anything wrong with struggling through...
by Bryant Golden | Sep 6, 2019 | Encouragement, Mental Health, Relevant Life
Christians should deal with mental health issues by creating a culture of transparency, acceptance and education. We need to speak up against false narratives and stigmas that are perpetuated by leaders, media and peers. It is an issue that must be addressed boldly...
by Bryant Golden | Sep 5, 2019 | Encouragement, Jesus, Relevant Life
While Jesus walked the earth, people questioned His claim to being divine. Even today scholars argue about whether or not He was God in the flesh. But one thing is certain, no one seems to be at odds with the idea that Jesus was fully human. Just as it is a...
by Bryant Golden | Sep 4, 2019 | Encouragement, Questions/Searching, Relevant Life
When you put your hope and trust in the provision rather than the provider, you lose your ability to be happy. It is a dependency on God that provides true happiness, and yet we still cling to the small idols in our life and allow them to cast shadows that steal our...
by Bryant Golden | Sep 3, 2019 | Encouragement, Love Others, Relevant Life
First, to love someone means that you are willing to sit down and listen to their story, to understand, to let your heart break for theirs and to rejoice with their rejoicing. To truly love the LGBTQ+ is to be willing to hear the hard truths of the rejection and...
by Bryant Golden | Aug 9, 2019 | Doubts, Encouragement, Relevant Life
Difficult times will come; in fact, God never promised that this life would be easy. We get things twisted when we start believing that God is a genie up in the sky pouring out our wish list because, you know, we do good and stuff. Nope. That’s not who God is. ...
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