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Advanced curriculum GrowthSpiritual FormationSuffering

Advanced curriculum

Tests in school get progressively harder. And this is not a mark of failure, but…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 21, 2025

Emulate without mimicking AwarenessSpiritual FormationTrue Self

Emulate without mimicking

It’s only natural to admire the greatness we see in others. And, of course, part…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 20, 2025

Avoid being typecast FreedomGrowthIdentityMaturity

Avoid being typecast

It’s tempting to keep doing whatever we’re already doing, especially when we’re good at it.…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 19, 2025

Death’s injustice DeathGriefHope

Death’s injustice

Eternity is written into our souls. And this makes death not only disruptive, but also…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 18, 2025

Loving the stranger in our home ChangeLoveWisdom

Loving the stranger in our home

Each day we’re exposed to something new, and consequently we’re never quite the same again.…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 17, 2025

Revelation AwarenessCreativeVision

Revelation

There is a time to create and a time to simply marvel at what has…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 14, 2025

​​Let us make CreativeDesireEmbodiment

​​Let us make

Before creating man in his image God expressed his desire to do such. And it…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 13, 2025

Rebuilding CourageForgivenessResurrection

Rebuilding

We cannot move forward by desperately holding on to what was. By faith we must…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 12, 2025

Practicing the good LoveSpiritual FormationTrue Self

Practicing the good

Love often flows from our natural affection for others. It brings us joy to bring…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 11, 2025

Emotional responsibility FreedomLoveMaturity

Emotional responsibility

Love requires us to consider the interest of others and not just ourselves. But this…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 10, 2025

Questioning our defaults AwarenessDiscernmentWisdom

Questioning our defaults

We take for granted much of what we do. Perhaps we made a conscious decision…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 7, 2025

​​Giving way to winter AwarenessLarger StoryResurrectionSurrender

​​Giving way to winter

Perhaps there are seasons in which we feel on top of the world. Or at…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 6, 2025

When desire becomes validation DesireIdentityTrue SelfValidation

When desire becomes validation

We all want to be wanted. And this helps to validate our identity and worth…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 5, 2025

It still counts HumilityLoveSacrifice

It still counts

It’s intoxicating to be the object of desire – for our wife to spontaneously and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 4, 2025

Love is not placating LoveSacrificeService

Love is not placating

Love is costly – willing to make meaningful sacrifices for the sake of the other.…

Dr. Corey CarlisleNovember 3, 2025

The joke’s on death DeathLifeResurrection

The joke’s on death

Death is not a pleasant reality to consider. In fact, it’s considered morbid to give…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 31, 2025

Beyond the wardrobe AwarenessSoul CareVision

Beyond the wardrobe

Daily we’re exposed to endless streams of news and media to consume. And it’s easy…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 30, 2025

Marriage as an act of faith CommitmentFaithMarriage

Marriage as an act of faith

To live by faith is to trust God’s guiding hand as we journey into the…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 28, 2025

Ownership FaithResponsibilityStewardship

Ownership

God is the creator of heaven and earth. He owns it all. And yet he…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 27, 2025

Unmoored AwarenessChangeSpiritual Formation

Unmoored

Since childhood we’ve been taught to believe in ourselves and to forge our own path…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 24, 2025

Overcoming indecision CourageDiscernmentLove

Overcoming indecision

It’s tempting to believe our decisions are either right or wrong. And the fear of…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 23, 2025

Play as a school for courage CourageFaithPlay

Play as a school for courage

We gravitate toward those things in which we have competence. But this means we also…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 22, 2025

Grumbling is not stumbling ConflictLoveWisdom

Grumbling is not stumbling

Our actions will have an impact on others, and it’s only fair to consider the…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 21, 2025

Room for improvement GrowthHumilityStewardship

Room for improvement

Mastery in life comes with a certain pride of achievement. We like knowing we have…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 20, 2025

​​More quiet time LifeSoul CareSpiritual Formation

​​More quiet time

Alerts, notifications, and breaking news bombard us from the moment we wake up, not to…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 17, 2025

Letting go without giving up FaithStewardshipSurrender

Letting go without giving up

Life happens to us and we remain responsible with how we steward the time and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 16, 2025

King of kings KingLeadershipStewardship

King of kings

Our kingdom is the realm of our influence – the corner of creation over which…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 15, 2025

Redeeming shadows RedemptionShadowStory

Redeeming shadows

There are aspects to our story we might wish to keep hidden in the shadows…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 14, 2025

​​Desire for sexual uniqueness EnvyGriefSexual Formation

​​Desire for sexual uniqueness

There’s a part of us that longs to be special and irreplaceable, unique and one-of-a-kind. …

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 10, 2025

My father’s son FatherIdentitySpiritual Formation

My father’s son

It’s been said an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In the same way,…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 9, 2025