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
Between my toddler and I, I don’t know who was more excited about going to the zoo. For her, the mention of going to see lions and tigers and bears evokes squeals of joy. For me, I hadn’t been to a zoo in many years and was looking forward to
We appreciate and want to thank the supporters of Before The Cross this June. 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
Vigilance is defined as the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. That’s exactly what God calls us to do with our hearts. We are to pay extra attention to our hearts and watch them closely. There will be dangers and difficulties we will for
Artificial sweeteners. Preservatives. Food additives. I’m not going to comment on the state of food we consume today, but I find the things we tend to add to the Christian life akin to the above. Artificial. At the source of our faith is Jesus Christ. Jesus tells us, “I am
