3 OPPORTUNITIES HALLOWEEN GIVES CHRISTIANS This time of year raises the same questions for many believers. How should Christians respond to Halloween? Should we celebrate it or should we refuse to take part? Do we throw a Halloween party or offer some kind of...
6 THINGS THAT DEFINE WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST If we are going to remember who we are and what we stand for, we must know and be confident of who we are in Christ. The world around you will attempt to define you by what you have and what you do, but our true identity is...
POLITICS AND PREDESTINATION Discussing anything related to politics or predestination is not for the faint of heart these days. Lines have been drawn and each side has armed themselves with shrewd arguments, fierce rebuttals, and quotations of Bible verses. These...
YOU AREN'T GODS EMPLOYEE In Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, he doesn’t say much before establishing their identity as children of God. He declares, “In love, he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his...
WHERE CAN WE FIND REST? Rest is often sought after but frequently never attained. I’m willing to bet that many of us fail miserably at getting enough rest. We live in a culture that keeps us busy with jobs, responsibilities, hobbies, kid’s activities, and more. Rest...
4 THINGS THAT DON'T DEFINE US The Bible has a lot to say about who we are in Christ. In Christ, you have been loved, redeemed, adopted, freed, and made complete. But as long as we live in this world full of competing messages, we can easily exchange our true identity...
IS YOUR WHOLE LIFE TRANSFORMED? What does a transformed life look like? Is it a person who has perfect church attendance or has most of the bible memorized? While those are good things, they aren’t the only things that reveal a transformed life. Our “religious”...
DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL THE STORY Heaven will not be boring. The glorious picture in Revelation 21 isn’t even the whole of it, but through it, John gave us a glimpse into the “end” of the story for all of us who believe. But what about the time we have before we...
LEARNING TO LET GO This fall—as the air grows crisper and the leaves begin to crunch beneath our steps—let’s learn a lesson from the trees. It happens each and every autumn, but the sight is still remarkable, maybe because so little else in our lives conforms to the...
4 WAYS TO FIGHT SATAN'S FIRST LIE Satan caused Eve to question God’s care for her even while she was surrounded by the goodness of the garden. He directed her attention to the one thing that God prohibited her from partaking in. He was able to implant this familiar...
Reza Zedah, a teaching pastor at Mission Hills Church, is originally from Abadan, Iran, yet spent most of his life in Southern California. He attended Colorado State University and played football for the CSU Rams. Reza grew up Muslim and met Jesus through a sports ministry called Athletes in Action at CSU. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary and has served as a pastor for the last 12 years. He currently serves in various college athletic departments in Colorado and as the chaplain for the Denver Broncos.
CRAIG SMITH
LEAD PASTOR AT MISSION HILLS CHURCH
Craig Smith, the Lead Pastor of Mission Hills Church, is passionate about teaching God’s Word in a way that unleashes the followers of Jesus to be transformed and transformational. Craig holds an M.Div. from Denver Seminary and a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Trinity College, Bristol University, UK. He teaches New Testament and Theology courses at Denver Seminary and is the author of several books, including his latest release How (Not) to Miss God Moving.