You’re Not Finished. You’re Prepared.

by Tracee Swank | Oct 19, 2026 | Challenges, Leadership, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10 NIV) The good works were planned before you arrived at this season. They are not waiting for you to feel capable. They are...

The Pace You Keep Is the Work You’ll Finish

by Tracee Swank | Sep 21, 2026 | Challenges, Leadership, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29-30 NIV) Jesus did not offer rest from work. He offered a different way of...

Mission Breaks the Script

by Tracee Swank | Sep 7, 2026 | Challenges, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” (John 4:23 NIV) Jesus crossed every line a respectable rabbi would have honored. He...

A Patch on a Tear Makes the Tear Worse

by Tracee Swank | Aug 31, 2026 | Challenges, Leadership, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.” (Luke 5:36 NIV) Jesus warned His followers about surface fixes that hurt the very thing they...

Religious Success Is the Hardest Thing to Renew

by Tracee Swank | Aug 17, 2026 | Challenges, Movement, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’” (John 3:3 NIV) Nicodemus had every religious credential available, and Jesus told him none of them counted toward what mattered most. The most...

Renewal Moves Backward Before Forward

by Tracee Swank | Aug 10, 2026 | Challenges, Movement, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us.” (Hosea 6:1a NIV) The Hebrew word for “return” is the same word translated “repent.” It means to turn around, to stop walking the direction you are walking. To pivot back toward...