We know we ought to abide in Christ, but it seems so mystical. What does this important command mean? Why is it so important? And what does it look like?
Three Lessons From One Year of Blogging
God uses everything in our lives to help us grow and mature. Here are three lessons I learned as I wrote this past year.
Living Larger: A Book Review on Even Better Than Eden
How we live depends on how we see life. How we see life depends on how we read our Bibles. If the Bible is a disjointed, random collection of odd sayings, it has no power to change your life. Find out how you can live larger by reading your Bible as a story.
From Self-Care to Stewardship
Reflections on the self-care terminology.
Ten Important Personal Lessons I Learned From Adopting a Child with Disabilities
Ten lessons God taught me in the ten years of our adoption that have changed and shaped who I am today.
How to Understand and Fight Fear (Plus Resources!)
Fear is antithetical to the life of Christ, yet is so common. When the world we live in gives us many reasons to fear, learning how to view, think, and act to the contrary requires faith, trust, and hope in the God who conquers all fear.
How to Do a Heart Check With God
We all need regular physical checkups. Are you getting regular spiritual checkups as well? Here are some ways to let God evaluate your heart.
How Do We Change?: A Book Review on Real Change
One of my favorite resources to use in getting to the heart transformation we long for.
A Worship Moment: "O My Soul Will Rest on Jesus"
Something different: A moment of musical reflection and worship.
Gone Fishin'
While I’m on vacation, here are a few posts for you to catch up on!
My Five Favorite Websites for Personal Discipleship
Even with its dangers, there are corners of the internet being used to make disciples. Here are some of my personal favorites.
How to Make Disciple Makers: A Book Review on The Master Plan of Evangelism
Evangelism is really a part of discipleship. Robert Coleman’s classic has deeply impacted my life and serves as the foundation for my understanding of the mission of disciple making.
Five Key Lessons of Discipleship
Five key areas we want to grow in ourselves even as we disciple others.
What is Discipleship?
Defining discipleship helps us to make disciples.
Six Ideas for Praying the Psalms: Speaking to God and Others
After reading and studying the psalms, use these six ways to pray before God and in ministry to others.
An Introduction to Studying the Psalms
After reading well, taking the time to study through careful observation and thoughtful interpretation will help us to ultimately apply, speak, and pray the psalms well.
How to Read the Psalms--12 Tips to Understanding Accurately
Before speaking the psalms, we need to read and understand it accurately. Here are 12 tips on how to do just that.
Speaking the Psalms
Speaking the psalms requires understanding the psalms. First of a series, focusing on three basic principles.
Five Things I'm Doing Differently Now I'm in My Fifties
Five lessons from five decades of living.
Discerning Spiritual Warfare: Three Tactics to Recognize
Three common tactics Satan uses in spiritual warfare and how to counter them.