Lose Yourself

Weekly Blog Post.

What a Spirit-Led Life Looks Like - Dr. Mike Cunningham Growing the Fruit the World Needs Picture a quiet morning: a soft breeze, distant birdsong, a fresh start. In moments like these, we remember that the Holy Spirit doesn’t just visit—He cultivates. A life led by the Spirit looks like love that reaches out, joy that can’t be stolen, peace that s...

He Is Risen: Meeting Christ at the Empty Tomb - Dr. Mike Cunningham Before the sermons.Before the celebrations.Before the triumphant songs of “He is risen indeed!” There was silence.There was confusion.There was a grieving woman in a garden. On that first Resurrection morning, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb carrying what many of us carry—loss, unanswered q...

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Walking on Water: Meeting Jesus in the Storm - Dr. Mike Cunningham (Matthew 14:22–33; Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21) Right after feeding the five thousand, Jesus sends his disciples ahead by boat while he goes up the mountain to pray (Matthew 14:22–23; Mark 6:45–46; John 6:15–17). Night falls. The wind rises. The men row for hours, “straining at the oars...

Gospel Chaplain.

Calm Under Contact: Peace That Guards the Heart - Dr. Mike Cunningham “The peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7) Every Soldier knows the rush of contact—surge of adrenaline, tunnel vision, noise. Anxiety and intrusive thoughts can feel like that inside the soul. Scripture doesn’t shame us for stress; it gives...

Sunday Blog Post.

In Good Company - Dr. Mike Cunningham Mark 3:7–19 “Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, to send them out to preach, and to have authority to drive out demons.” —Mark 3:13–15 (CSB) On the hillside above the crowds, Jesus ...

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Forgive 70 x 7: The Math of Mercy - Dr. Mike Cunningham Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times” (or “seventy times seven”)” (Matthew 18:21–22). Peter’s question is our que...

"The Gospel is Christ’s finished work, not our own efforts." - Dr. Mike Cunningham

Gospel Chaplan.

Healing Moral Injury: Guilt, Grace, and New Beginnings - Dr. Mike Cunningham “Create in me a clean heart, O God.” (Psalm 51:10)“He is faithful and just to forgive.” (1 John 1:9) Moral injury feels like a wound to the soul—shaped by what we’ve done, failed to do, or witnessed that violated our deepest values. It shows up as guilt, shame, anger, or betrayal. Script...

"The Gospel is not self-improvement; it is new life received by faith in Jesus." - Dr. Mike Cunningham

Sunday Blog Post.

True Religion - Dr. Mike Cunningham Mark 2:23–3:6 “Then he told them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. So then, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’” –Mark 2:27–28 (CSB) Two Sabbath scenes bookend this passage: a hungry walk through grainfields and a tense moment in a synagogue. Together...

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Salt and Light: Ordinary Lives, Holy Influence - Dr. Mike Cunningham “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:13–16). With these simple declarations in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives his followers both an identity and a mission. He doesn’t say, “Try to be salt and light,” but “You are.” The question is not whe...

"Hope is not optimism; hope is Christ risen and reigning." - Dr. Mike Cunningham