This is a guest post by Alexis Sparks who is “an imperfect person loved by a perfect God with a heart’s desire to fall more in love with God and be transformed by Him.” You can contact her on Twitter and on Facebook. If you are interested in writing a post for us, visit
Our daughter likes to entertain. In the confines of our home, my wife and I have seen hundreds of performances ranging from comedic to dramatic. Her songs have included piercing high notes and surprising low notes. She’s demonstrated dance moves with more coordination at 3 than I have at 40.
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). These Bible verses about stress hand the weight back to God — “cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you” (Psalm 55:22) — and replace anxious churn with the
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Well, it should be. Our mighty God’s plan to enter our context and subsequently bring about salvation through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is certainly worth celebrating. But do you see what I see? It appears the gift we
We appreciate and want to thank the supporters of Before The Cross this December. Not only do our supporters help make this site possible, but we are partnered together to glorify God by sharing the love of Christ! Each supporter offers something unique in regards to ministry and we would
