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…
Family… The Ugly, The Bad, and The Good 11 Feb 201511 Feb 2015 This could really be another of my "lessons from ___" posts. My goal in sharing that particular line of posts is to show one of the things we need to…
Family Anniversary (But Not the Kind You Like) 6 Feb 20156 Feb 2015 One year ago today my daughter Anna was admitted to the hospital. Not because of a physical illness or need for surgery, but because of depression, suicidal ideation, and cutting.…
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…
Love… Lessons on Truthfulness in Samuel 7 Nov 20147 Nov 2014 Love is shown by truthfulness. The importance of truthfulness—honesty and trustworthiness—is one of the main lessons in the book of Samuel. 1 Samuel opens with the story of Samuel's birth.…
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…
Family… The Dwelling Place Project: A Review 12 Sep 201412 Sep 2014 Family. That idea, that relationship, is at the core of Christianity. The first person of the Trinity has revealed Himself as the Father and the second person as His Son.…
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…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 