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Discover how believers in the Truth Takes community are thinking through culture, family, finances, and more — always with the Bible as the first and final authority.
Tomorrow Isn’t Promised. Spend Everything?
Can a spiritual-sounding excuse turn poor stewardship into an act of faith? Neglect can sound remarkably holy once we attach God’s name to it. The people left carrying the consequences may hear it differently.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →The Gospel Is a Rescue
There is a criticism of Christianity that sounds compelling at first: Believe in Jesus, or you're going to hell. How is that love? Isn't that just an ultimatum? Isn't that manipulation through fear?
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Seven Championships. One Timeless Truth.
True character is revealed not by how we treat those who respect us, but by how we respond to those who challenge us. In a world that prizes achievement and authority, perhaps we've overlooked one of the most demanding measures of greatness.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →The Worship We Remember
Church music has changed dramatically, but has its purpose changed along with it? Exploring the tension between timeless hymns and modern worship, and whether today's approach is cultivating lasting spiritual growth or prioritizing the experience of the moment.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Your Friends May Not Be Your Choice
We pride ourselves on being the authors of our own stories. Yet some of the people who change us most arrive through circumstances we never controlled. C. S. Lewis challenges that illusion of independence.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Preaching Grace, Practicing Contempt
We are quick to recognize cruelty in someone else's words, yet remarkably skilled at justifying our own. We call it frustration, stress, exhaustion, or simply having a bad day.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →The Promise Is Equality
The most effective political deception doesn't begin with threats. It begins with promises people desperately want to believe.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Your Child. Their Agenda.
An ideology that needs to go behind parents’ backs to reach their children has crossed the line from advocacy to exploitation. Deliberately manipulating a child's identity isn't compassion. It's child abuse.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Wrestling With God
It's easy to proclaim unwavering faith when life is unfolding according to plan.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →The Footprints We Leave Behind
Sometimes the smallest moments leave big impressions. A simple moment on the beach offers a powerful lesson about fatherhood, faith, and the responsibility of leading those who believe we're showing them the right way.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →More Than Matter
Science can examine your brain, measure its activity, and identify the processes behind your thoughts. But there's one extraordinary reality it still cannot fully explain: why there's someone inside experiencing it all.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Worry Is a Waste of Time
Even under the enormous pressure of the World Series, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy offers a simple perspective on one of life's most persistent habits, challenging us to reconsider how much of our peace we're willing to surrender.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Congratulations! You Got What You Wanted. Now What?
Getting exactly what we want doesn't always deliver the satisfaction we imagined. A humorous look at disappointment, misplaced expectations, and what Scripture teaches about contentment.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →Compassion Beyond Memory Loss
Memory loss can transform relationships, test the limits of patience, and leave families grieving someone who is still physically present. Whether caused by addiction, traumatic injury, or disease, cognitive decline exposes the difference between compassion that comes easily and love that perseveres when circumstances become difficult.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
Read →The Cost of Convenience
Small choices often reveal the most about our character. Not because any single moment defines us, but because our habits gradually reveal what we value.
by Nate Woody
· Nate Woody
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