"Like that line to pick teams in those early teenage years, Jesus has a way of leveling things as well. No matter what way we may think ourselves better, Jesus puts us all back on that line." New blog Tuesday on Wednesday: The Leveling Line thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/the…

What if the world is counting on you and me to be the people God's fashioned us to be now more than ever? New blog Tuesday: adult thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/adu…

"When I watch the events of our nation, I’m struck. Where are these wonderful adults I meet all the time? I know great people. And I know you probably know great people. And boy, do we need each other to be great people in these moments." thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/adu…

What would change in us—and in the world around us—if we stopped seeing people as labels or ideas and truly learned to look at their faces and see their souls? New blog Tuesday: Face to Face thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/fac…

"I feel like we’re slowly (maybe quickly) losing the ability to see each other like this. Not as things. Not as ideas. Not as labels. But as people with souls." New blog Tuesday on Wednesday: Face to Face thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/fac…

What would it look like to choose relationship over being “right” in a world addicted to rules and outrage? New blog Tuesday: Airport Jesus thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/air…

"These days, where people seem so angry about every little thing, ... the things that still matter are the right things. Caring for the people around you. Being kind to those different from you. Looking out for one another." thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/air…

We are all moving in a direction. What's determining that direction? New blog Tuesday: Such Are The Paths thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/suc…

Who's calling the shots when it comes to how you think? New blog Tuesday: Brain Power thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/bra…

"You and I probably naturally identify with groups of people.... The problem occurs when we allow these groups to do our thinking for us." thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/bra…

What might the discomfort in your life be producing? New blog Tuesday: Growing Pains thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/gro…

"It’s in the hardship and pain that God grows us.... Growing will involve cramps. It always has. I’m guessing it always will. There is rarely growth without pain." thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/gro…

How do we carry on the light of those we lose? For the Mailman... New blog Tuesday: The Mailman thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/the…

"I’m grateful God places people like Syl in my path. It’s almost like God helps us along our journeys with these folks who can help us live well. And because of that, I want to be that for someone else. I want to carry the Mailman’s spark with me." thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/the…

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to spot others' mistakes... but so hard to see our own? New blog Tuesday: They're, There, Their thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/the…

"Do you know how comfortable with your own issues you have to be in order to have 20/20 vision with regards to someone else’s issues… but miss your own?" thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/the…

We can often be duped into thinking our calling lies somewhere else. Maybe God’s call on your life has you right where you happen to be in this moment. New blog Tuesday: Hermits thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/her…

"Whatever you do. Do it all for God’s glory. Whatever. Whether on staff at a church or working remote. Whether in the classroom or a customer’s bathroom. Whether in a hospital or in front of a computer." thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/her…

Easter is another invitation to trust the words of Jesus. New blog Tuesday: Just As He Said thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/jus…

"This Easter, may we be reminded of the trustworthiness of Christ––in the safe place he provides by the surety of his being. In him, we can place our faith. And find that he is with us. Then. And now." New blog Tuesday on Wednesday: Just As He Said thisjoshrouse.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/jus…