Learn to live with the awareness that God is with you in every moment. Explore stories, reflections, and practices that help you notice His presence in stress, joy, conflict, and rest. This is about everyday connection, not performance.
That evening, they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.” (Matt 8:16-17) When scripture says Jesus "took" and "bore" our infirmities and diseases, it has a twofold meaning: he took them upon himself, experiencing them ultimately on the cross, and he took them away, leaving us healed. His abi
Someone recently asked me why we start every Immanuel session with a connection experience – either a time when we felt close to God, or a time when we felt gratitude. As he asked, I heard a song from Vacation Bible School begin playing in my head: “I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart! I will enter his courts with praise!” There’s a technical reason why we start Immanuel sessions with connection and gratitude: God designed our brains to relate to Him and othe
