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