A Christian who has attempted to avoid, smooth out, or hide from every imperfection in their life becomes removed and isolated, divorced from the purpose of their being. [Click title to read more.]
Category: spiritual growth
Be Wary Of Churning Out Marthas Rather Than Marys
Missing from all of our Christian "doing" is the deliberate cultivation of a reflective interior life that allows for individual growth and a changing, evolving, rich relationship with God. [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.]
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.]
Giving Up The Fight Against Pain and Discomfort
It's not necessarily wrong to avoid pain, and to do what we can to minimize the pain, discomfort, fear, or grief in our lives. But a lot of us need to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. [Click title to read more.]
Monday Morning: Making Your Spiritual Practices Work Better When Your Hair Is On Fire
I don't want God to be a chore, or one more thing that I have to do for the day. Here are five things I've started doing to make my Monday spiritual practices a little more bearable. [Click title to read more.]
“Invisible” Sins and Spiritual Window-Washing
I suspect sometimes our desire to appear righteous is greater than our desire to be righteous [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.]
Remaining Unruffled
All too often, I monitor what's going on around me and I allow it to dictate my response, how I'm thinking or feeling, or what I decide to do. [Click title to read more.]
New Installment Of Jonathan Study Now Available!
This week: if necessary, could you sacrifice even your dearest plans and expectations to fulfill the desires that God has for you? [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 