Christian Living Got Beans? 29 Aug 201429 Aug 2014 I think encouraging one another is important enough to give you an assignment to practice it this week. Your assignment, your mission—if you choose to accept it—is to only speak…
Christian Living Are You Encouraging? 28 Aug 201428 Aug 2014 If there is anything I have been learning lately, it is just how important being encouraging is. So much of the Christian life lies in encouraging one another. So as…
Christian Living Unpacking Encouragement 26 Aug 201426 Aug 2014 The words "encourage" and "encouragement" occur more times in 1 Thessalonians than in any other of Paul's letters. In this short 5 chapter letter it comes up six times. Because…
Christian Living… Encouragement 25 Aug 201425 Aug 2014 What do motivational speakers, self-help books, psychologists, and the Apostle Paul all have in common? They all teach that encouragement is important. Encouragement. If we are honest with ourselves, encouragement…
Going Deeper… Waiting, Watching, Wondering 5 Aug 20147 Aug 2014 I'm in one of those seasons where there is a lot of waiting, watching, and wondering. Do you know the kind of seasons I am talking about? These are times…
Spiritual Formation Bear with One Another, Part 2 5 Aug 20145 Aug 2014 Living for God through Christ means bearing with one another in love. Bearing implies something that needs borne, lifted, supported, or carried. It is to be done together, with one…
Spiritual Formation… Fruits 25 Jul 201425 Jul 2014 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus…
Love… Honor One Another, Part 2 17 Jun 201417 Jun 2014 A great example of seeing honoring one another in action is in 2 Samuel 9:1-13 (NIV) where David lives this out for us in his honoring of Jonathan's son Mephibosheth.…
A Tale of Three Women… What Is It About “A Tale of Three Women?” 16 Jun 201416 Jun 2014 This past January I gave a message at my church titled A Tale of Three Women on Luke 7:36-50, which tells the story of Jesus having dinner at Simon the…
Parenthood… The Patience Dojo 13 May 201413 May 2014 Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly (Proverbs 14:29, NIV). As a father, I have been learning that this is a very important truth…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 