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Articles from the pastors of Cross Church on faith, family, marriage, parenting, and following Jesus in everyday life.

Faith & Spiritual Growth

How to Minister to Others

You don’t need a title to minister to others. Twenty practical ways to offer support, encouragement, and guidance with compassion and wisdom.

Andrew Puett

Marriage & Family

The Dad Life

Culture often makes a joke out of dads, but Scripture shows why they matter. A look at the dad who disciplines, delivers, and disciples.

Andrew Bailey

Health & Wellbeing

Live It Up

Hobbies reduce stress and boost your mood. Here is how they help us grow, find our people, and glow with God-honoring joy.

Tyler Trusley

Money & Stewardship

Saving for a New Future

The old path to retirement of one career, a pension, and a paid-off house is fading. Here is how to take responsibility and start saving for a new future.

Andrew Bailey

Friendship & Community

Encouraging Others

Scripture calls us to encourage one another and build each other up. Here is what biblical encouragement looks like and how to practice it every day.

Andrew Puett

Health & Wellbeing

Fit in the Fog

Jobs, kids, chores, meetings: it’s easy to let fitness slide. Three ways to stay fit in the fog of everyday life and glorify God with your body.

Tyler Trusley

Marriage & Family

An Ode to Moms

Moms shape us emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. A thank-you to the moms in our lives, drawn from Proverbs 31.

Andrew Bailey

Faith & Culture

Untangling our Heart from Art

Art is all around us, from symphonies to TV shows to a perfect jump shot. The bigger question is not how we define art, but how we let art define our heart.

Andrew Bailey

Faith & Spiritual Growth

A Consistent Devotional Life

Even pastors struggle to set aside time for God. Here are simple ways to build a consistent devotional life of Bible reading and prayer that fits your busy days.

Andrew Puett

Friendship & Community

Friending as Adults

Making friends is easy as a kid and surprisingly hard as an adult. Three steps for making new friends and investing in the ones you have.

Andrew Bailey

Money & Stewardship

Dollars That Make Sense

Writing out a monthly budget helps you take control of your finances and steward well what God has entrusted to you.

Tyler Trusley

Marriage & Family

Parenting Through the Noise

Parents face a million voices telling them how to raise their kids. Here are three lessons for parenting through the noise with God as your authority.

Andrew Bailey

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