Sin I Am Not Surprised 13 Mar 201513 Mar 2015 This past week I have… …had a daughter struggle with girls in middle school who are all nice when they are at our house and all mean and moody when…
Spiritual Formation People are God’s Therapy 25 Feb 201525 Feb 2015 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed…
Christian Living… Salty Grace 16 Feb 201516 Feb 2015 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to…
Discipleship… You Can’t Really Disciple People without Loving Them 12 Feb 201512 Feb 2015 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the…
Faith Depending on God and Work are not Mutually Exclusive 20 Jan 201523 Jan 2015 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should…
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 Cloaking Lessons 2 Dec 20143 Dec 2014 The end goal of spiritual fathering or mothering is to raise up sons and daughters who become spiritual fathers and mothers. If we are going to be spiritual fathers and…
Discipleship Cloaked 1 Dec 20141 Dec 2014 Last week we looked at the first 12 verses of 2 Kings 2 and focused on the blessing it was to be a spiritual father or mother and the blessing…
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…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 