Have you ever noticed that after enough disappointment, you stop looking for signs that someone likes you and start looking for reasons they don’t? I think this happens to more people than we realize. At some point in life, many of us experience enough rejection, heartbreak, failed relationships, betrayals, ghosting, or missed opportunities that our … More What If You’re Wrong About What People Think of You?
When most people picture Garden of Gethsemane, they imagine a peaceful place. Moonlight.Olive trees. Soft grass. A quiet Jesus kneeling calmly in prayer while the disciples sleep nearby. Almost peaceful. But that is not what scripture describes at all. Gethsemane was not merely a garden. It was a crushing place. The very name itself is … More Gethsemane Was Never Really a Garden
Today, families across America will gather for cookouts, long weekends, road trips, parades, and celebrations. Flags will wave proudly. Photos will fill social media. Stores will advertise sales. Most people will simply enjoy the extra day off work. And there is nothing inherently wrong with that. But somewhere today, an empty chair will quietly sit … More The Empty Chair: What Memorial Day Is Really About
The older I get, the more I realize that love and pain are inseparable companions. Every person who has ever truly loved something deeply eventually learns this lesson, whether through relationships, children, friendships, family, or even the quiet companionship of a dog sleeping beside them. Over the last few days, I’ve been watching the old … More Love Hurts Because It Matters
One of the hardest truths you learn in life is that missing someone and choosing someone are not always the same thing. People can miss you deeply. They can think about you often. They can remember your laugh, your conversations, your loyalty, the way you showed up for them when nobody else did. And still … More Some People Miss You… They Just Don’t Miss You Enough
What the Names at the Transfiguration May Reveal One of the most mysterious and powerful moments in all of Scripture is the Transfiguration of Jesus. High on a mountain, away from the crowds, Jesus suddenly reveals His glory before three disciples. His face shines like the sun. His clothes become radiant. Then two figures appear … More The Stone, the Supplanter, and Grace
A friend of mine recently posted about how much her AI chat seems to know her, her habits, her personality, her struggles, her goals. At first glance, it sounds strange. Maybe even unsettling. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized something: It’s not really that different from any other long-term conversation … More We Created a Mirror and Called It AI
There is a dangerous assumption many people make about faith and success. If someone is wealthy, healthy, influential, and comfortable, people assume God must be blessing them. And if someone struggles financially, fights through hardship, loses relationships, or barely seems to get ahead despite their faith, people quietly wonder if God has forgotten them. But … More The Difference Between Blessed and Comfortable
One of the hardest questions a person can wrestle with is this: “What if I never get to experience the promise?” What if I work hard, stay faithful, sacrifice, build, encourage, write, teach, love, and endure… only to never personally enjoy the outcome I hoped for? Modern culture teaches us that success means fulfillment in … More What If God’s Purpose for You Is Bigger Than Your Lifetime?
It is an interesting question when you really stop and think about it. Why do we work so hard? Why do we create? Why do we help people? Why do we post online? Why do we chase success? Why do we keep going when life gets difficult? At first, most of us think we know … More Why Do We Do What We Do?
Troy P Zehnder 