Christian Living… Living for God Means Living like Jesus 22 Dec 201322 Dec 2013 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in…
Christian Living… Walking in the Valley of the Shadow, Part 2 12 Dec 201312 Dec 2013 One of the things I have been learning about sharing God's love with people who are experiencing great pain, is that it is almost always more helpful to be a…
Christian Living… Grace in a Dark Place, Part 4 13 Nov 201313 Nov 2013 Sometimes, for reasons we don't understand, or for seasons that we think go on way too long, God puts His children in dark places. What I have been learning is…
Christian Living… Grace in a Dark Place, Part 1 10 Nov 201310 Nov 2013 One of the things I have been learning is how the Church is patterned after the family. A great place to see this is in Paul's letter to the Ephesians,…
Discipleship… Beware of getting caught up in learning at the expense of doing. 30 Aug 201230 Aug 2012 This is a favorite way that the devil likes to attack the church, and it is very insidious because it has the appearance of personal piety. It is very easy…
Discipleship… Growing Up and Moving Out 5 Aug 20125 Aug 2012 The Great Commandment tells us what the godly life looks like; a life of love for God and a love for our neighbor. Everything Scripture teaches leads back to these…
Discipleship… Lost in Translation 2 Jul 20122 Jan 2014 A few years back I heard this story at a conference: A school superintendent told his assistant superintendent the following: "Next Thursday morning at 10:30, Halley's Comet will appear over…
Discipleship… More Reflections on Fatherhood from my Sabbatical 27 Jun 201227 Jun 2012 In 1 Corinthians 4:15-17, Paul urged the Corinthians to be imitators of him. He gave this reason why they should imitate him: he was their father in the gospel. Even…
Discipleship… WWJD? (What Would Jonathan Edwards Do?) 24 Jun 2012 This past week I was down at Yale for the annual summer course on Jonathan Edwards. You can imagine that some of the people in attendance would be pastors from…
Discipleship Spiritual Parenting 21 Sep 20114 Jun 2012 One of the key fruits of biblical community is cultivating a mindset of discipleship. Being a part of the Body of Christ means having the mind of Christ, and that…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 