Faithful and Frozen Is Still Frozen

by Tracee Swank | Sep 14, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.’” (Luke 15:31 NIV) The older brother served faithfully for years. He stayed when the younger son left. And he almost missed the celebration his own father was throwing. The...

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...

Old Skins Can’t Hold New Wine, and That’s Not a Flaw

by Tracee Swank | Aug 24, 2026 | Leadership, Mission, Prayer, Tracee J. Swank

Scripture “And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined.” (Mark 2:22a NIV) Jesus did not condemn old wineskins. He simply named what they could and could not hold. Some...

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...