Discover how self-control is not mere willpower but Spirit-empowered freedom to resist sin, pursue God’s will, and grow in Christlike character.
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The Quiet Power of Gentleness: Strength Under God’s Control
Discover how Christ’s gentleness transforms harsh hearts, empowers true strength, and makes us a place of rest for others through the Spirit’s work.
Faithful God, Faithful People: Mirroring Christ's Dependability
God’s faithfulness never fails. Learn how His covenant love anchors us so we can grow in Christlike dependability in everyday life.
When Kindness Moves: Cultivating the Fruit of Goodness
Discover how kindness becomes goodness—faith in action that reflects God’s heart, perseveres in trials, and brings glory to Christ.
Growing the Fruit of Christlike Kindness
God’s kindness transforms us and equips us to reflect His mercy, meeting needs with love that is intentional, generous, and steadfast.
Growing the Fruit of Patience: Enduring with Hope and Trust
Patience isn’t passive waiting—it’s active endurance rooted in hope. Learn to grow Christlike patience in the soil of trust, prayer, and God’s promises.
Growing the Fruit of Peace in Christ
Peace isn’t passivity but confidence in God’s rule. Learn how to cultivate true peace through surrender and trust in Christ.
The Fruit of Joy: Abiding in the God of Endless Gladness
True joy isn’t cheeriness or hype—it’s rooted in Christ. Learn how God grows His joy in us, even through trials, as we abide in Him.
Growing in Love: From Duty to Delight
True love grows not by striving harder but by abiding deeper in Christ. Learn how the Spirit cultivates both affection and action in us.
Walking by the Spirit: How to Keep in Step with the Spirit Daily
True freedom isn’t found in self-effort but in Spirit-empowered growth. Learn how to walk with Him daily and see fruit grow from grace, not striving.
Deliver Us From the Evil One: Praying in the Invisible War
Discover how persistent, Spirit-led prayer empowers believers to stand firm in spiritual warfare, resist temptation, and unite as Christ’s ambassadors daily.
As We Forgive Our Debtors: The Grace That Reveals the Heart
Forgiveness is hard, but God’s grace meets us in the struggle. Discover how the gospel frees us to forgive as we’ve been forgiven.
Daily Bread for Daily Anxieties
Feeling anxious about small things? Learn how to turn everyday worries into prayer and experience God’s peace through Philippians 4:6–7.
Give Us This Day: The Prayer That Resets Our Day
Do you ever feel like it’s all up to you? Learn how to recognize pressure as invitation, rely on God daily, and respond with gratitude—even in the ordinary.
Summary Post: Working and Resting in Rhythm
We work hard and intentionally for the gospel. But have you also been resting just as hard? How work and rest together reflect—and prepare us for—the eternal rest we anticipate in the life to come.
Coming Home to Our Final Rest
We rest, not just because we are human and need it. Not to keep a commandment. Not even to help us keep going. We rest so we remind ourselves of something far greater: the spiritual reality of our eternal rest.
Work and Rest in Rhythm
Work and rest are not polar opposites. Rather, they form a rhythmic pattern. As we engage fully in each at alternate times, we can experience the joy God intends for us in both.
Check Your Yoke: How Jesus Gives Us True Rest
Lessons from the gentle and lowly one.
Book Review: Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament series by Nancy Guthrie
Throughout this blog, I talk about living in light of God's overarching Story. This series has been instrumental to my understanding of the unity of Scripture around the Gospel and is highly recommended if you're looking for something deeper.
Summary Post: Summer in the Psalms
All the psalms we have studied this summer in one place.