The last week of 2021 is here and it is often a time of self-reflection. This has certainly been a challenging year in many ways, and next year will have more challenges, both old and new. When we reflect on what we did well this year, and what we did not, our next logical step is usually to make decisions on what to continue doing and what to stop doing – we call them “New Years Resolutions.” However, this misses the mark for what God desires from us. God does not just want

Merry Christmas from Elevated Discourse! It is a wonderful time of year we all look forward to. It is also a time of great hope, as we remember that our savior was born into this world, fully man. There is truly nothing like relying on a savior who understands what it means to be human, and how difficult it can be at times. Christ has the power to save but also the power to understand where we come from, and love us regardless of what we have done. The Book of Luke says, "Tod

Emptiness is a state of being that we have all felt in our lives, and not a state any of us wishes to feel more of. Emptiness can come from many sources, such as things that happen to us, things we give but that are not reciprocated, and even just from our own minds telling us we are empty. Some of us aren’t fully empty yet, but we feel ourselves running low and we do not know where to turn to refill. The Bible tells us that life not in relationship with God is an “empty way

Never before have the people of our world been so capable of being connected but also so insistent on being separated. These lines we have drawn are not of God and thus should not be viewed as anything other than lies of the enemy. For even the line of believers and non-believers is a non-exclusionary line: anyone can cross it. There is nothing of God that can prevent anyone from believing. But even with this being the case, some do not and therein conflict arises. Standing f