Giving up all to serve one isn't something to be ashamed of. It's the kind of math the Bible tells us we're supposed to be best at. [Click title to read more.]
Category: ministry
The Value of Giving People Space
There is value in giving people the time and the space to work something out on their own. [Click title to read more.]
We Can’t Argue People Into Becoming Christians
Sometimes sharing Christ means leaving space for God to work. [Click title to read more.]
Act From Love Immediately. Postpone Actions Motivated By Anything Else.
Love immediately, and delay everything that doesn't come from love. [Click title to read more.]
Don’t Normalize Love
Little things matter. They are the heartbeat of love in daily life. [Click title to read more.]
On Inviting People To Church
I think sometimes that "inviting someone to church" is so encouraged and so ideal precisely because we don't think it takes a lot of effort. You invite someone and boom! You're done. Except that you're not. [Click title to read more.]
Stop Assuming Someone Else Will Do It
To my shame, I realize that "someone else will do it" is one of my most common excuses for avoiding God's work - or, more explicitly, for avoiding the work that I'm least interested in or least motivated to do. [Click title to read more.]
No, Life Isn’t Fair. But We Can Try To Tip The Scales.
Although the world is fundamentally cursed and unfair and we have to reconcile ourselves to that, we also need to think about the fact that we are the ones who can make it a little less unfair. [Click title to read more.]
Let People Try
We must not become dream-killers. [Click title to read more.]
Evangelizing In The Suburbs
It's a false and detrimental way of thinking that you can only be a "real" Christian and just like Jesus if you are ministering to particular people in a particular way at a particular time. [Click title to read more.]