Exegesis… The Virtues of the Ten Virgins, Part 1 18 Jan 201518 Jan 2015 Sometimes the most powerful way to make a point is to tell a story. I like making stories up for my kids at bed time. Some of their favorites are…
Christian Living… Forward Motion, Part 3 8 Jan 201510 Jan 2015 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing…
Discipleship Pass the Cloak 4 Dec 20144 Dec 2014 As parents, Mandi and I have been charged by God with the responsibility to raise our three girls so that one day they can be mature and responsible women who…
Discipleship Who Is Your Elisha? 30 Nov 201430 Nov 2014 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven…
Discipleship… We Need Spiritual Parents Who Teach Us What it Means to Live for God Through Christ 29 Nov 201429 Nov 2014 Yesterday I shared that 2 Kings 2:1-18 is one of Scripture's clearest pictures of spiritual fatherhood (i.e. discipleship). Like Elisha, we need spiritual fathers and mothers who teach us what…
Love… Got Awe? 21 Nov 201421 Nov 2014 Ok, we have talked about what fear of the Lord means, why it is important, and what it leads to, but what does fear of the Lord have to do…
Love… Why Is Wisdom So Important? 14 Nov 201414 Nov 2014 Why is wisdom so important? Without wisdom, you can't live the truth. That is what wisdom is: the application of truth to life. You can't be good, righteous, just, honest,…
Discipleship Mentoring, Discipleship, and Fatherhood 10 Oct 201410 Oct 2014 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your…
Discipleship As You Go, Make Disciples 18 Sep 201418 Sep 2014 When I was a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, I had a part time job at the cigar shop in town, A Little Taste of Cuba. I was not there…
Spiritual Formation Submit to One Another, Part 1 11 Aug 201411 Aug 2014 Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 