For me, the turning of the seasons in Christian life functions the same way the turning of the natural seasons do: it's a reminder to shift focus, to regather my thoughts, to start anew. [Click title to read more.]
Category: faith and growth
Allow Gaps Into Your Life
Empty spaces allow room for growth. [Click title to read more.]
What I Learned From Being Quiet
In the process of fasting from certain types of speech, I'm actually discovering more about how to speak: to be direct and kind, to think about why I'm saying what I'm saying, to make my words matter more when they come out. [Click title to read more.]
Inherited Christianity
One of the subtle scourges of belief is what I call "inherited" Christianity: when people claim Christianity not because they've ever really developed a relationship with Christ or taken steps forward to walk with Him, but because they've always sort of been at church and thus assume that's just what it means to be a Christian, or because since their family is so committed and Christian they assume they naturally are, too. [Click title to read more.]
Christian Vulnerability
I am often intimidated by Christians who never seem to portray any sort of vulnerability or meaningful emotion in any situation ever. [Click title to read more.]
The Honest Believer Is A Precious Gift
The Christian life is good. It is full of blessings and joy, and it is the privilege of walking alongside God and speaking to Him as a friend. It is also full, at times, of unanswered questions, hurts that seem as though they might not heal, bewildering events, and circumstances that we have no idea how to plan for. Bless the believers who acknowledge this. [Click title to read more.]
Go Beyond Thanks
In our current culture, seeing people - seeing individuals, recognizing them as valuable, recognizing them as loved by God, as unique, as special - is something a lot of us, even believers, don't have time for. [Click title to read more.]
A View On “Biblical Literacy”
The key to Biblical literacy is that all of us - even those who pass Biblical literacy quizzes with 100% scores - need to work on always knowing the Bible better, regardless of the amount of knowledge we currently possess. [Click title to read more.]
A Believer’s Guide To Saying No
Christians struggle with saying no: we often equate "no" with sin and true servanthood with saying yes to everything. Here's how to avoid that. [Click title to read more.]
Watching Your Mouth
Simple honesty is best, the Bible counsels, but beware of your own limitations. Watch what you say, and don't you dare utter anything that you don't expect to be held accountable for.[Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 