staff blog
I've been thinking about knowing God's will...
Summer Thoughts - from NCXA Director, Gina White
How many times have you had the thought, “I just wish I knew what God was doing…”? For me, I can’t count the number of times over the last 20 years that that thought has passed through my mind.
I've been thinking about influence...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Devonte’ Porter
What’s the difference between living your life like a thermometer and like a thermostat?
I've been thinking about God's goodness...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Madison Smith
This whole summer I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around trusting in God’s goodness. This is something I desperately want to understand, but I often hear that nagging voice in the back of mind that sounds like this, “if God was really good, would _____ have happened to you?” “Would coronavirus be here?”
I've been thinking about nevertheless...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Jon Mathews
You are probably wondering why I chose such a weird word.
It has been on my mind a lot lately and to be honest I ripped it off of a book I am reading, Pure Desire by Ted Roberts. I am gonna use the author's idea, but add the thoughts I have been having about it.
I've been thinking about knowing Jesus
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Collin Smith
Can we know Jesus?
To answer this question, we first have to understand that Jesus is a person. God is a person. He is not the ink on the pages of our Bibles, he is not our own conscience or ideas, he is not the icon that every cause will try to squeeze into their agenda.