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Before The Cross exists to glorify God by sharing the love of Christ with the hope of pointing the lost to Him and strengthening His church.
Remembering The Big Picture
2024-02-22 18:12
The other day our kids got the chance to read scripture on the radio which was an awesome opportunity. They showed up and did their thing and then days later we got to hear it as a family o… Read More
Scripture On Children Of God
2023-11-21 00:04
What comes to mind when you think of Children? Sometimes we have a hard time considering the fact that we are children of God. This can be for many reasons including struggling with earthly… Read More
Logos 10 Review And BTC Special Pricing
2023-11-15 19:35
I’ve been using Logos now for over a decade and when I started, I wanted to find Bible software that was easy to use and would contain as much information as I would need to go deeper… Read More
Scripture On The Presence Of God
2023-02-27 04:20
I believe we are living in a day where so many people are seeking out real relationships and real answers to deeper questions in life. There are many intense things happening right now and… Read More
Mark: Here Is Our King
2022-02-28 15:13
This is the moment when Jesus publicly declares Himself as King! Jesus brings victory of life over death, salvation over sin, truth over error, love over hate, and forgiveness over condemna… Read More
Feeling Forsaken
2021-11-05 19:20
This is a guest post by Daniel Barber who you can connect with on Facebook, and on Instagram. He also writes for Reformed Singles. If you are interested in writing a post for… Read More
2021-10-11 13:42
After everything the disciples have witnessed Jesus do up to this point, we see in Mark 8:27-30 a huge moment and a declaration from Peter that Jesus is The Christ. The Chosen One. The Mess… Read More
2021-09-20 12:38
In Mark 7, we see Jesus test the faith of a gentile woman and she responds with great faith and humility. It’s a lesson for all of us to humble ourselves before God because humility i… Read More
Coming And Following Him
2021-07-20 20:29
This is a guest post by Kyra Matthews who you can connect with on Facebook, and on the page she manages here. If you are interested in writing a post for us, visit our Gu… Read More
Where Is God? How Can We Know?
2021-07-10 20:07
My Mom recently passed away after some long struggles with her health. To say I’ve been sad is quite the understatement. I’ve realized depths of sadness that I didn’t even… Read More
Sometimes Conviction Is Not Enough
2021-04-14 17:39
How many times have we been there? We’ve heard a message, watched a video, or even had a conversation with someone and walked away feeling really convicted about something. We’l… Read More
Never Lose The Wonder Of The Gospel
2020-11-09 14:11
With everything going on in our culture such as COVID, the election, job loss, and the end of the year, how do we press on and persevere towards the fullness of life found in Jesus? We must… Read More
The Fullness Of Life: The Bible
2020-10-13 23:13
Jesus has come to give us abundant life, and at the same time we have a real enemy who is against us. Luckily, we have God’s Word, the sword of the Spirit, to equip us and make us com… Read More
What Is Defining Me?
2020-09-23 19:02
This is a guest post by Heather Bost who is a student, author, and speaker and says “The best thing that ever happened to me was when Jesus radically changed my life. My passion i… Read More
30 Minutes A Day For 30 Days
2020-08-20 18:17
One of the #1 things I hear the most from Christians is the fact they don’t spend enough time in the Bible and not enough time praying. I get it, it’s difficult and honestly the… Read More
Knowing God: The Trinity
2020-07-20 12:41
A lot of times we quickly dismiss the topic of the Trinity as something we’ll never figure out or some strange theological topic out there, but when we do that we miss out on the fact… Read More
This Is My Daddy
2020-07-06 13:58
At the time of this writing, I’ve only been a father for less than a decade so far to two beautiful children, but what I can tell you is that I’ve seen more of God through my ch… Read More
Graces Wins When You Lose
2020-06-25 14:09
This is a guest post by Jake Doberenz who is a student, teacher, writer, minister, and president of a Christian creative media company called Theophany Media. He received a bachelors in Bibl… Read More
Scripture On The Future
2020-06-22 02:08
Many people right now are thinking about the future. Our world seems to be falling apart, people are dying, viruses are spreading, racial injustice is taking place, and whatever this season… Read More
Responding To Lies With The Truth
2020-06-08 14:54
The Bible has strong language for the battles we face and the war we are in with battling sin and our enemy. Especially when it comes to our minds. It’s not enough to simply ignore th… Read More
Everyone’s Included At Jesus’ Table
2020-04-19 20:10
We see in Acts 16 that the Gospel is spreading all the way through Europe and three different people get rescued in the process, showing that salvation is available for all people. Chr… Read More
We Still Have Hope & We Can Raise Our Heads
2020-03-21 02:56
I know this goes without saying, but due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and everything going on right now in our world, things feel scary. They might even feel hopeless. Most of everyone has… Read More
We Are Now A 501(c)3 Nonprofit!
2020-03-10 11:56
We have always existed to glorify God by sharing the love of Christ with the hope of pointing the lost to Him and to strengthen the church. We’ve done this and will continue to do thi… Read More
Loving God Produces Obedience
2020-02-24 13:19
We see in Acts 4 God using ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We also see what it looks like to be bold and obedient and then in Acts 5 what it looks like to be dishonest and disob… Read More
I Serve At The Pleasure Of Christ
2020-01-22 20:30
You know in those movies or TV shows where someone will say, “I serve at the pleasure of the President?” It must have been from watching too much Designated Survivor or somethin… Read More
3 Resolutions To Quit This Year
2020-01-01 21:36
Oh resolutions. How we love them and often hate them at the same time. Whether it’s the new year or a changing season in our life, it’s always a good idea to reflect on how thin… Read More
Real Community Shows When There’s Trouble
2019-11-04 16:06
Our Community Group right now at Austin Life Church is going through the book of Proverbs each week. Recently we were covering Proverbs 17 and 18 and there was a part in chapter 17 that sto… Read More
Take Heart, Your Prayers Are Heard
2019-10-25 13:48
I was reading in Daniel the other day and a certain part stood out to me that I missed before. As soon as I read it, I realized again not only how important prayer is, but the realities of… Read More
Scripture On Repentance
2019-09-03 13:32
Repentance is not really a popular word that most of us enjoy. It’s really not even in our vocabulary as we go about in our day to day conversions. How many times do you hear people i… Read More
The Money Series: Paying Off Debt
2019-08-05 13:14
This was the stumbling block for me personally that led to bankruptcy. In my story, if you remember, I racked up so much debt in order to “build my credit,” it broke me and crus… Read More
The Money Series: Tithes And Offerings
2019-08-02 15:37
We have gone through a little bit of background and my story, defining what money is, why making a budget is important, and now let’s move on to tithes and offerings. The moment most… Read More
The Money Series: Make A Budget
2019-08-01 15:34
Oh the budget topic. Here we go! We learned before that money is a tool used to accomplish God’s purposes and that we are called to be stewards of what God has given us. So if everyth… Read More
The Money Series: What Is Money?
2019-07-31 03:40
Money. What comes to mind for you when you think of money? Maybe you think of how you don’t have enough? Maybe you hate it? Love it? Think of something you want to buy? Think of greed… Read More
I Am Changed
2019-04-29 11:56
We are forgetful people. There’s so many things flying in and out of our minds and we (myself included) find ourselves so distracted every day. The danger in this for followers of Jes… Read More
Following Jesus Is Hard
2019-02-11 14:11
It’s been a little while since writing a new blog post on here and sorry for the delay. I think this is the longest I’ve gone without a new post since starting BTC a long time a… Read More
God Sees You And Hears You
2018-12-27 14:57
Sometimes when we are going through a difficult trial in life we are tempted to believe God isn’t with us. Maybe He just really isn’t good? Maybe He is blind to what is really g… Read More
How To Find Rest In Jesus
2018-11-26 14:00
In a recent Time magazine article it cited that 91% of Gen Z feel stressed out and anxious all the time. Gen X before them is a little bit lower but still in the high 80s percentage wise. W… Read More
Scripture On Rest
2018-11-07 15:03
Our culture is going at a million miles per hour, anxiety is increasing in so many of us, we are “busy” whenever anyone asks how we are doing, and at the end of the day we find… Read More
Scripture On Life
2018-09-04 14:58
So many of us are walking around trying to find the meaning of life. We are wanting to have a purpose, to have value, to have meaning. We look for it in our jobs, in our families, in our en… Read More
Scripture On Eternal Life
2018-07-17 13:46
I don’t know about you but I know I don’t think about eternity enough. It’s so easy to just look down on the things right in front of us and be consumed with everything go… Read More
Seeing God Work Through Obedience
2018-06-12 18:56
Have you ever wanted to see God come through in amazing ways? Ever prayed to see Him at work in a situation before? Have you ever thought if God could just give you a sign…that you&r&helli…Read More
Time Management And Productivity
2018-04-26 15:29
How many times when someone asks you how things are going, do you say “busy?” How often do you hear others talk about their busyness and see our culture just going what seems li… Read More
Scripture On Discernment
2018-04-16 17:06
It’s hard to know sometimes what the right thing is to do in any given situation. Not everything is black and white that we will face as followers of Jesus and not every conversation… Read More
3 Reasons Why Your Job And Work Matters
2018-04-10 18:12
Over the years I’ve had countless conversations with people on the impact they can make for Jesus in the workplace, but I’ve noticed over time that many just don’t believe… Read More
Scripture On Belief
2018-03-12 14:34
Belief is a tricky thing and an interesting word to think about. We often treat it seriously to the point that we won’t say “we believe” in something unless we really beli… Read More
A Love For Jesus Is All We Need
2018-02-28 20:11
I’m convinced of something more and more as I grow in my walk with The Lord over the years. Something that I consistently need to be reminded of over and over again, even though I kee… Read More
Positioned For A Miracle – Part 4
2018-01-31 15:39
Part IV – Post-Miracle Hangover If you’ve been kind enough to endure parts one, two, and three of this series, welcome to the fourth and final installment. I hope that my year o… Read More
2018-01-25 15:02
There’s been a few different times here on Before The Cross that I wanted to share about some innovations that have taken place in technology that I believe would have a huge benefit… Read More
Positioned For A Miracle – Part 3
2018-01-24 19:20
Part III – Pre-Miracle Tension Almost a year and a half ago my husband and I along with our three boys started what would prove to be the most exciting but challenging adventure of ou… Read More
Positioned For A Miracle – Part 2
2018-01-16 17:32
Part II – A Brief Study II In the first post of this series, we began diving into my word for 2017 – MIRACLES and some things the Lord spoke to my heart over the course of the y… Read More
Positioned For A Miracle – Part 1
2018-01-10 15:04
Part I – A Brief Study I Like many of you I’m sure, I go into each new year with a special word to serve as a sort of theme for the next 365 days. The hope is that these words w… Read More
2017-11-29 20:38
Have you ever been in a season where there seems like there’s a million things to do? To the point where your surroundings seem to be blurry? Where at times the biggest challenge of t… Read More
Keep Trusting Even When You Can’t See
2017-10-16 14:41
If you’re anything like me you love it when progress is being made. There’s nothing better then checking things off of your to-do list and having a sense of accomplishment. You… Read More
We Have An Announcement
2017-10-04 14:56
We are very excited to announce something with all of you! Please watch the video here on this post! If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. To say t… Read More
The Echo Prayer App
2017-09-06 13:27
We’ve shared about apps before and I just want to remind everyone that this is not a paid sponsorship or anything, but rather every now and then an awesome resource like this comes al… Read More
Are We Really Praying For Each Other?
2017-08-28 14:59
We start the week wrought with prayer needs. Our friends on the Texas gulf coast The friend or family member diagnosed with cancer The wayward loved one You name it And yet, our nature may… Read More
A Deeper Look At Faith, Hope, & Love
2017-08-23 15:09
Not too long ago I was studying the first chapter out of 1 Thessalonians. If you haven’t read it recently, take the time to read the 10 verses that are there. They are super powerful… Read More
Scripture On Protection
2017-08-10 14:46
I think one of the things that isn’t talked about the most among Christians is spiritual warfare. Sometimes I think it comes across “too spiritual” or maybe we don’t… Read More
Of Salt Air And Salvation
2017-08-01 14:46
I admit I’m a beach snob. I’ll drive thousands of miles to enjoy white sand and turquoise water. That’s why I’m surprised it took the Texas coast to give me the bett… Read More
Wrestling With The Unknown
2017-07-29 14:29
This past week has been pretty challenging to say the least. It started off with me going to the ER for dizziness in my head and my heart racing. What felt like a heart attack didn’t… Read More
We Are Victors, Not Victims
2017-06-30 14:42
I want to be careful on how I write this post because I never want to come across with a lack of empathy or compassion towards others. We live in a fallen and broken world and are often vic… Read More
There Must Be Something In The Water
2017-06-22 15:15
I could spend all day swimming. I mean it. All day. So imagine how much fun it is to see my 5½ year-old-daughter share the same enthusiasm. But, this summer is a little different. Go… Read More
Scripture On Answered Prayer
2017-06-20 14:09
Prayer is one of the most untapped resources we have as followers of Jesus. I’m guilty of this more than anyone else I know but the fact that we can come before God and speak to Him i… Read More
2017-05-31 14:16
Help is one of those words with many different meanings. It’s emotional. It’s difficult. It’s where freedom is found. It’s terrible. It’s innocent. It’s… Read More
Am I Equipped For God’s Purpose?
2017-05-17 14:41
Equipped or not, I signed up for Man Day. I joined over 70 men gathered at our church to eat breakfast and worship before setting off to finish repairs and maintenance on homes in the commu… Read More
Scripture On Scripture
2017-05-08 12:58
As Christians we go to the Bible for everything, or at least we know we should go to the Bible for everything. It’s impacted us one way or the other on something we have read or heard… Read More
2017-04-21 14:13
I don’t know about you but I think God works a lot of times in us through seasons. Seasons of busyness. Seasons of difficulties. Seasons of prosperity. Seasons of excitement. Seasons… Read More
The Resurrection Of A Dream
2017-04-12 15:56
Do you ever have those seasons where you feel like God has just gone completely dark and left you to fend for yourself? Perhaps that’s a little overdramatic, but I would venture to sa… Read More
How Do You Determine God’s Best?
2017-04-04 15:43
I’m thinking about God’s best lately. What does it look like for a believer in Jesus Christ? If we are encountering God and experiencing His best for us, do we continue to have… Read More
Are You Listening To God?
2017-03-14 14:03
Maybe you’ve heard the phrase, “Talk is cheap.” Today, there’s no shortage of talking, texting, or tweeting. There’s nothing inherently wrong with talking. It… Read More
Scripture On Heaven
2017-03-09 14:47
Whenever anyone brings up heaven, what do you think about? What comes to mind? Is it the thought of people floating on clouds? Playing the harp? Just singing all the time? There not being a… Read More
Getting Religious About Spirituality
2017-03-03 18:32
This is a guest post by Matthew Brough, Pastor of Prairie Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, Canada for over 13 years. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife, Cheryl, and their daughter, Juli… Read More
Is Our Faith Too Small?
2017-02-21 13:48
This is a guest post by Cory Johnson, Church Planting Resident at 121 Community Church, who is planting Austin Life Church in Austin, TX. You can reach him on Facebook, Twitter, and Ins… Read More
Back To Basics: Coveting
2017-02-17 14:58
In this series, Back to Basics, it’s my hope to shed some insight about the freedom I found in Christ through some personal stories from my early years of wrestling with fear of Old Te… Read More
Type A Christianity
2017-02-13 14:43
We all have our thorns, right? Some are more obvious than others. Some lead to tougher earthly circumstances than others. Some feel debilitating while some are just plain annoying. Neverthe… Read More
Scripture On Obedience
2017-02-09 14:22
The Bible has a lot to say about obedience and it’s a big deal for followers of Jesus. While obedience to some people might just mean training their animals or raising their chil… Read More
A Living Sacrifice
2017-01-31 14:07
Followers of Christ are instructed in Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy an… Read More
He Can Do Far More Abundantly
2017-01-27 14:44
Have you ever been overwhelmed? To the point where you felt paralyzed and you didn’t know what to do next? Are you going through something like that right now perhaps? Is your anxiety… Read More
Back To Basics: Murder And Anger
2017-01-25 14:31
In this series, Back to Basics, it’s my hope to shed some insight about the freedom I found in Christ through some personal stories from my early years of wrestling with fear of Old Te… Read More
Motivation For Obedience
2017-01-18 16:53
“BECAUSE I SAID SO!” Four words that every parent has uttered, even though most of us probably vowed when we were young to never say them. But as adults, we have a better unders… Read More
Scripture On Perseverance
2017-01-16 15:06
The other day I was packing up decor…taking it down from the house, wrapping it up, putting it in boxes, and then carrying and storing it away. I was just about done a… Read More
Parenting With Grace (For Yourself)
2017-01-09 15:30
When I got married at the age of 27, Stephen and I knew it wouldn’t be terribly long before we would start our family. We knew we wanted two or three kids and we had no idea if gettin… Read More
Resources For Spending Time With Jesus
2017-01-05 14:31
Whether it’s the beginning of a new year or a new season in your life, one thing is for sure…spending time with Jesus must be crucial for you. Really, spending time with J… Read More
Biblical Pouting
2016-12-28 15:46
Let’s talk for a minute about disappointment. We all experience it. It may look different in frequency and intensity for each of us, but it’s certainly a universal experience no… Read More
95 Days (And Then Some)
2016-12-15 14:51
On the evening of August 30, 2016, Stephen and I took what we thought was the last big step to launch our family’s transition from Texas to Tennessee. Our house was officially on the… Read More
Away In A Manger
2016-12-12 16:17
This is a guest post by Lauren Sparks who is “a wife, mom, fitness instructor, proud Baylor Bear, and grateful believer in Jesus Christ.” She shares the ups and downs of the… Read More

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