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Mark 16 – He Is Risen

Matthew Chapter 16 Devotional and Final Takeaways. For "Bikes & Bible Verses": a weekly morning devotional and MTB group ride in Bella Vista, AR.

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 29, 20252 min read

Mark 15 – The Cross and the King

Mark Chapter 15 Devotional for "Bikes & Bible Verses": a morning devotional and MTB group ride in Bella Vista, AR.

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 22, 20252 min read

Ready to Defend: A Humble Journey Into Apologetics

Faith is enough. Faith saves. But there’s also beauty in equipping our minds so that when the world asks hard questions, we’re not shaken. We can point back to the truth of the Gospel with confidence, humility, and love.

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 20, 20254 min read

Mark 14 – The Cost of Love and Loyalty

Mark Chapter 14 Devotional for "Bikes & Bible Verses": a weekly morning devotional and MTB group ride in Bella Vista, AR.

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 15, 20252 min read

Title: Break the Scroll: Reclaiming Life Beyond Social Media

What if it’s time not just to limit social media, but to seriously reframe how we engage it; or whether we engage it at all?

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 13, 20255 min read

Mark 13 – Stay Awake, Stay Ready

Mark Chapter 13 Devotion for "Bikes & Bible Verses": a weekly devotional and MTB ride in Bella Vista, AR.

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 8, 20252 min read

Highways of Humanity: Seeing Sam’s Club Through Heaven’s Eyes

The question is not how do I survive Sam’s Club? but how do I walk this path of life faithfully, even when it looks like an ant farm?

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 6, 20253 min read

Mark 12 – What God Really Wants

Mark Chapter 12 Devotional for "Bikes & Bible Verses": a weekly devotional and MTB group ride in Bella VIsta, AR.

Joseph Olivarez

Oct 1, 20252 min read

The Real Cost: What It Takes to Hold a Cell Phone in Your Hand

The tension between enjoying comfort and seeing suffering is very real. How do we reconcile this as Christ-followers?

Joseph Olivarez

Sep 29, 20256 min read

No, I Don't Speak Spanish (But I'm Trying!)

Here’s the hard truth: no amount of “doing the work” can fix hatred if it’s still rooted in your heart. You can join all the groups, attend all the workshops, read all the books, post all the right hashtag...but if you secretly harbor disgust for others because of how they look, where they’re from, or what they have, nothing changes.

Joseph Olivarez

Sep 28, 20257 min read