by Kevin Miller | Oct 29, 2019 | Encouragement
TEST. In grade school, that four-letter word could send chills down my spine, especially if I wasn’t expecting it. Spelling tests, history tests, biology tests. We grew up being tested on things in order to build our knowledge and prepare us for the future....
by Kevin Miller | Oct 22, 2019 | Encouragement
Sometimes I check in on the top 100 songs on Spotify just to see what our culture is listening to these days. Then I remember why I don’t do that very often. When the lyrics aren’t outright ridiculous or meaningless, they’re often sickening. But the reality is that...
by Kevin Miller | Oct 15, 2019 | Church Planting
Hellfire and high water are just part of following Jesus and walking by faith. That’s what my second book, Come Hell or High Water is all about. I pray your faith is fueled by the promises in Isaiah 43:2… ‘When you go through deep waters, I will be with you....
by Kevin Miller | Oct 8, 2019 | Church Planting
I recently released my second book, Come Hell or High Water, which is our church’s story of walking by faith through hellfire and high water, fueled by the promises in Isaiah 43:2… ‘When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers...
by Kevin Miller | Oct 1, 2019 | Church Planting
About a year and a half ago, I began dreaming of writing a book about some of the things I’ve learned in our first decade of planting and pastoring Awaken Church. It’s been quite the journey to say the least – not only leading the church, but writing the book! I...
by Kevin Miller | Sep 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
If your birth was anything like mine, it was nothing like’s Samson’s was in the book of Judges. His birth was foretold by an angel who appeared to Samson’s parents. Although angels may not have foretold your birth, you need to know that God foreplanned your birth. ...
by Kevin Miller | Sep 17, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. Psalm 26:8 (ESV) David loved being in the house of the Lord. In Psalm 84, he said that one day in God’s courts is better than a thousand spent anywhere else. David is onto something...
by Kevin Miller | Sep 10, 2019 | Encouragement
With all of its benefits, social media has also swung a door of comparison and envy wide open. 15 years ago, we could not compare our lives to the lives of thousands of others around the world, but now we can, and do regularly. Envy causes a lot of problems in our...
by Kevin Miller | Sep 3, 2019 | Spiritual Disciplines
One of the clearest ways God displays His grace is by continuing on with us and promising His presence and provision despite what He knows about our future failures. Let’s be honest. If you knew about how one of your friends would fail you in the future, you may give...
by Kevin Miller | Aug 27, 2019 | Encouragement
We are our own worst critics. We know the stuff no one else knows or sees. We know the things we cover up and put filters on for social media. We know our insufficiencies, our failures, our regrets, and our guilt. Sometimes we even live in fear that others will find...
