The only word necessary to cross the great ford that separates us from God is the name of Christ, and anyone can say it. May God spare us from becoming self-anointed gatekeepers over minor and insignificant issues. [Click title to read more.]
Category: spiritual growth
The Mystery of Mysteries
One look at the nightmarish scrawl that humanity has left on its history will leave you stunned by the fact that God could love any of us at all. [Click title to read more.]
Don’t Self-Censor Your Prayers
Somehow, over the years, I started self-censoring my prayers. If you're in a prayer rut, you might be doing the same thing. [Click title to read more.]
Be Ready For The Change That Will Alter Your Landscape
God is the constant in the topography of our shifting world. When the landmarks disappear, when what we know has been rendered foreign to us, He will remain the same. [Click title to read more.]
Let’s Stop Pretending Choices Only Matter For Adolescents
Among Christians, there's a sense that we've "made it" if we head into our adult years with our faith and our lives mostly in one piece. Except that isn't really the case. [Click title to read more.]
The Perils Inherent To Spiritual Growth
Growth is good. And lots of growth is great! But it can also outpace us. If we're not careful, in times of growth, everything can get out of our control. [Click title to read more.]
7 Ideas For Joyful Spiritual Work This Summer
This summer is a great time to start on a joyful project. [Click title to read more.]
If I Am Good…
The problem is that I - and many of us - tend to interpret what is happening in our lives through the lens of how "good" we happen to be doing in our Christian walk, which can lead to a bizarre sense of entitlement. [Click title to read more.]
What You Need When You Need It
In the Christian walk, we usually don't have what we need...until exactly when we need it. [Click title to read more.]
The Unflappable Christians
Our Biblically-mandated roles demand a certain level of unflappability. We've got business to be about, regardless of circumstance. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 