Devotionals
Life During Coronavirus As A Missionary In Guatemala | Empowering Hope Podcast
We believe with technology at our fingertips, there are 4 ways to creatively serve missionaries right now that can make an impact on the Kingdom.
Justin & Lauren: 4 Ways to Creatively Serve Missionaries | Empowering Hope Podcast
We believe with technology at our fingertips, there are 4 ways to creatively serve missionaries right now that can make an impact on the Kingdom.
Empowering Hope 2020
Empowering Hope 2020 | Our hope is that we’ll inspire you to get creative with how you empower other people and how we build God’s Kingdom.
4 Rhythms For Christ-Followers
The wind will come back, friends, but in the meantime, sometimes being obedient means we need to paddle, swim, or walk on the water itself in order to continue pushing forward.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Rae & Jeff Holte: Living Out The Extraordinary Mundane
The Extraordinary Mundane is a word Justin used while talking with Rae and Jeff Holte who serve as house parents for the Girls of Casa De Los Suenos in Shell, Ecuador.
Troubling News From Thailand
The Davis family shares troubling news from Thailand. If you’re a parent who loves Jesus this story will make your jaw drop when you hear what happened.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Patti Sue Arnold: The Truth About Running A Children’s Home In Ecuador
Justin sits down with Patti Sue Arnold, the founder of Casa de Fe, in Shell, Ecuador to talk about the truth of running a children’s home in Ecuador.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Brock Henderson: From Lukewarm Christian To Passionate Christ-Follower
Justin visits his old friend Brock Henderson who went from lukewarm Christian to passionate Christ-follower. His story starts off similar to so many Christians but develops into an incredible journey of trusting God.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Felicia & Ebony: A Conversation About Race
Lauren sits down with her good friends Ebony Davis & Felicia Jones to have a conversation about race and the ways in which racism has impacted their lives.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Jessica Gage: Mental Health, Sex, Shame, & The “M” Word
Jessica Gage sits down with Justin to talk about how the Church can have a better grasp on integrating mental health practices into our daily lives while diving into some commonly hidden topics in Christianity.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Justin & Lauren: Singleness, Marriage, and the Church
Justin and Lauren sit down to have a raw discussion about what it was like being single in the church and how things have changed being married and doing ministry in the church.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Amilcar Cabrera: From Guatemala to Pittsburgh to the Nations
Amilcar Cabrera grew up in Guatemala but God gave him a passion to reach the nations. His story will give you a new passion for missions across the world!
Empowering Hope Podcast | Pastor Mike Matthews: Pastoring With Cerebral Palsy
Pastoring with Cerebral Pasly is difficult. We’re talking with Pastor Mike Matthews about how he became a Pastor and the complicated steps it took as God led him into his first pastorate.
Empowering Hope Podcast | Horrible Disciples: 3 Characteristics of a Jesus-Follower
In this first episode, Justin shares an embarrassing Valentine’s Day Story and explains what it means to be a horrible disciple and the 3 characteristics of a Jesus-follower.
Empowering Interviews | Clay Powell | Part Two
Clay Powell lives in Gracias, Lempira, Honduras and has a growing ministry that focuses on teaching and training indigenous pastors in the rural mountains of Honduras.
When The Wind Is Knocked Out Of Your Sails
The wind will come back, friends, but in the meantime, sometimes being obedient means we need to paddle, swim, or walk on the water itself in order to continue pushing forward.
Empowering Interviews | Clay Powell | Part One
Clay Powell lives in Gracias, Lempira, Honduras and has a growing ministry that focuses on teaching and training indigenous pastors in the rural mountains of Honduras.
Where Is Your Relationship With Jesus?
God has been doing something interesting in Justin and Lauren since October 2016, and now things are starting to come to fruition in missions. But what in the world is going on?
Missions Encounter Follow-Up: What In The World Am I Doing?
God has been doing something interesting in Justin and Lauren since October 2016, and now things are starting to come to fruition in missions. But what in the world is going on?
Devotionals | Gratitude | How To Give Thanks When You Don’t Feel Like It
How do we give thanks? For many of you, this time of year is a difficult one. For some, it’s been a tough year, or maybe it’s been a rough few years.
Empowering Hope | What’s Next | Exciting November News
What’s next: Getting Engaged and Married in two months means less time focused on social media. But we’re back and excited to join in on what God’s doing.
Devotionals | 2 Corinthians 5:17 | New Life: The Bullied Bully
New Life: Earning respect from people doesn’t come from berating & making fun of others, but rather building them up & making them feel loved & appreciated.
Devotionals | Matthew 20:28 | 3 Ways To Become An Empathetic Servant
Matthew 20:28: “The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve others, and be a ransom for many.” How can we be challenged by Jesus’ words?
Devotionals | Busyness: Oh Busy, Busy Bees
God wants you to work hard on things that are important, whereas Busyness wants you to work hard on things that have no eternal value.
Devotionals | Psalm 46:10 | Be Still
Be Still. Be Still. Be Still. Does anyone else struggle with this? Why is it so hard to sit still? To not act, to not speak, to just be still.
Devotionals | Truth In The Dream
Truth In The Dream: More than any time in history, it is imperative that American Christians “Be still” and know that Jesus is Lord.
Devotionals | Inside Out: Rejoice
Inside Out: The Holy Spirit is always there to remind us through trials of who we are so we can rejoice in the truth when the enemy comes at us with lies.
Seasons of Suffering – Part 2: The Holy Spirit
Seasons of Suffering: Sometimes when we are having a tough time praying, the Holy Spirit sends people to us to work together through those times.
Seasons of Suffering – Part 1
Seasons of Suffering are painful, defeating, & too long. In spite of our circumstance, we can choose to obey and honor God in our seasons of suffering.