faith – Rodney Knous

Confronting What We Tolerate: Lessons from the Church of Thyatira

rodney — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:05:42 +0000

The church of Thyatira presents us with a challenging question: Have you ever been afraid to speak the truth because you didn’t want to hurt someone you love? Or have you hesitated to confront something that doesn’t feel right because you don’t want to be “that person” – the one stirring the pot, ruining the …

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Standing Firm in a Compromising World: Lessons from Pergamum

rodney — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:04:29 +0000

Have you ever felt that holding onto your convictions has made you the odd one out? Perhaps you’ve walked into a room and thought, “I believe differently, and I’m afraid that if I speak up, it’s going to cost me something.” Maybe it was at work when your team wanted to go in a direction …

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Finding Faith in the Fire: How to Stay Faithful When Life Gets Hard

rodney — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:02:59 +0000

What do you do when doing the right thing doesn’t make your life better, but worse? What happens when you trust God and things get harder? When you choose integrity and lose influence? When you stay faithful and still get hurt? Most of us have been there, but we don’t always talk about it. We’ve …

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Returning to Your First Love: What Jesus Told the Church in Ephesus

rodney — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:55:09 +0000

We’re beginning a journey through the seven letters to the churches in Revelation. These aren’t just ancient messages—they’re diagnostic reports and invitations that speak directly to us today. When most people think of Revelation, they imagine beasts, dragons, and end-times charts. But that’s missing the point entirely. Revelation begins with Jesus—not in a manger or …

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Is there a secret sauce to growing godly kids?

rodney — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 13:01:07 +0000

Is there a “secret sauce” to growing godly kids? If there is, whoever developed the recipe needs to put it in a bottle and take my money. Just apply a few drops every week to your kids and watch them become the people you had always hoped they be. The recipe for this has been …

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