Trying to live within our current capacity while also continuing to grow and transform can feel a lot like piloting a plane; constantly navigating changing conditions, competing demands, and the many factors required to move safely from takeoff to destination. Successful pilots are aware of their own mind and body, the environment around the plane, the people and environment in the plane, the mechanics of the plane, the control panel in the cockpit, and then, in flight, the e

When you read Paul's letters with even a hint of emotional investment you will hear his deep love for the church. The entire chapter of 1 Thessalonians 2 you can hear the heartbeat of family love and attachment: "brothers and sisters" (v.1, 14, 17) "we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her children" (v.7), "we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children" (v.11), and perhaps most gloriously, "When we were made orphans by being separated fro

You've prayed about it, processed it, and done everything that's supposed to help. And still, something won't move. Guilt-lock might be why.

The Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle is not a technique for managing difficult feelings or a quick spiritual reset. It is a way of living that centers the heart