Mars Hill Anywhere
If church has left you tired, disappointed, suspicious, or disconnected, you are not alone. Mars Hill Anywhere exists for people trying to rebuild their faith without pretending their pain never happened. Every week, I share honest teaching, practical encouragement, and real conversations that help people find their way back to God. Whether they attend online, in person, or somewhere in between. No performance. No religious games. Just truth, growth, and grace for real life.
The second chance already happened. Now move.
Happy Thursday Reader, You had the Sunday. You responded. You surrendered. You meant it. And then Monday came. The same patterns. The same pressure. The same pull back toward who you used to be. If that is where you are, this message is for you. Today at Mars Hill Anywhere, we closed out the bridge from five weeks of second chances with one question nobody asks: What do you actually do after God gives you a second chance? We went back to the one verse most people skip in the Zacchaeus story....
You left something on the table (re: this one)
Hey there Reader, Five weeks ago I published something that hit differently. Not the loudest article I've written. Not the most confrontational title. But it's the one that directly converted a paid subscriber the only article in the last three months that did. The title: They Wanted a Reaction. I Gave Them Nothing. That Was the Smartest Thing I Did All Week. If you opened it back then, you already know why. If you missed it, here's the short version: Someone came for me publicly. I had a...
He said your name. You were still in the tree.
He said your name. You were still in the tree. Mars Hill Anywhere Hey Reader, You have been running a plan. Get yourself together first. Fix what broke. Make it right. Then show back up like you have something to show for it. The plan makes sense. That is what makes it dangerous. This Sunday we named that plan out loud and called it what it actually is. “The performance trap tells you to clean up before you come back. Grace says: come back and watch what gets cleaned.” That line landed at...
You Are God’s Deliberate Design
Happy Thursday, Reader This past Sunday, Reverend Marcie Stowers-Wilson preached a word that hit the heart and lifted our heads: you are not random. You are handpicked and handmade by God. If life has been loud, complicated, or heavy, Psalm 139 reminds us that God's workmanship is precise, personal, and intentional. And this weekend, we're stepping into another moment of grace: Jesus Stopped at Your Tree (Luke 19:1-10). If you've been watching from a distance, this one is for you. This...
Which one are you? (This takes 10 seconds).
,,Hello Reader, Something's been sitting in your inbox unfinished. Not an email. Something older than that. You built a life that looks right from the outside. The career, the business, the roles, the reputation. All of it real. All of it earned. And somewhere in the last few years, it started feeling like someone else's story. Not loudly. Not dramatically. Just quietly, the way a season changes. One day you noticed things weren't quite as bright. Now you can't remember when they were. That's...
Hiding is heavier than confessing — and this Sunday is the perfect Sunday to show up
Happy Thursday, Reader This Sunday is Mother's Day. And if there is ever a Sunday to be in the room together, this is it. Not on a screen. Not catching the replay later. In the room. Bring your mom. Bring your wife. Bring the woman who showed up for you when she didn't have to. Bring the one who has been carrying something she has never said out loud. Because this Sunday's message was made for exactly that. Last Sunday we went to the room. Not metaphorically. The specific room in your life...
Stop praying safe prayers
Happy Hump Day, Reader There are people in our congregation quietly carrying someone. A child. A sibling. A spouse. Someone who walked away and hasn't come back. Sunday was for them. I hope it hit. Here’s what’s inside: a recap, your practice for the week, and what’s next. This Sunday’s Message: Stop Praying Safe for the Person Who Left This past Sunday, we preached "Stop Praying Safe for the Person Who Left" from Luke 15. The message was direct: soft prayers don't move prodigals. The Father...
He Went Back for You
Happy Hump Day, Reader Some weeks you can feel it in the air. Not because the calendar changed, but because God is pressing on something deeper than schedule and routine. A lot of us are carrying a moment we never talk about. A sentence we regret. A decision we wish we could un-live. A failure that keeps replaying at 2 AM. This Sunday’s message went straight to that place. And it didn’t leave us in the courtyard. It took us to the beach. Here’s what’s inside: a recap, your practice for the...
You missed it. Jesus still came back.
Happy Hump Day, Reader Some weeks, you can feel yourself drifting, even while you are still doing all the right things. You still show up. You still smile. But inside, something went quiet. This Sunday’s message was for that exact moment. If you missed the moment, you did not miss the encounter. Jesus does not wait for you to be ready. He walks into the room you locked yourself in. Here is the recap, one clear practice for the week, and a word for Mother’s Day worship. This Sunday’s Message:...
Five weeks. Five rooms. The Owner came home.
Happy Tuesday, Reader Easter is over. And I want to say something that does not always get said the week after: You did the work. Five weeks ago, I asked you to do something most people avoid. Walk through the house. Not the presentable rooms. The ones you lock before guests arrive. The ones that have been dark so long you forgot what was in them. You went into the Prayer Closet. You turned the lights on. You went into the Relationship Room. You picked up the IOU you had been carrying. You...