God Works In The Quiet And The Dark

What I want you to know is that God is working when you don't think He is working. When you think He's stopped working. Long after you have resigned yourself to a "no," God is quietly, patiently, lovingly working. [Click title to read more.]

If You’re Having Trouble With Your Spiritual Sight, Try Looking Within

People often assume that Christianity is a faith that focuses on the external: on evangelizing others, on outward fruit and expressions of faith. It is external, in that sense, but it is also a deeply internal faith: it requires us to look inside our own hearts.[Click title to read more.]

The Practice of Reorientation

More and more, I am becoming convinced that reorientation - not of ourselves to landmarks, but of ourselves to God - is a vital part of the Christian life. Maybe one of the most vital. [Click title to read more.]

Be A One-Person Ministry. No Hullabaloo Required.

I feel really compelled to encourage people today that if there's an idea you have for a ministry - if there is something that you'd love to do for God - you should do it. Now. Today. As much as you are able. [Click title to read more.]

Read The Entire Bible, But Do It For The Right Reasons

What matters is that however we approach the Word, we're in it daily. Deeply. With great commitment and devotion. And that, over the course of our lives, we learn as much of it as we can as intimately as we can. [Click title to read more.]

Don’t Panic.

Aren't we supposed to be the calm ones? [Click title to read more.]

The Story Of Sodom and Gomorrah Actually Tells Us A Lot About The Elasticity of God’s Mercy

It is within the rescue of Lot, his daughters, and his wives, that we see mercy most strongly at play: an elastic, stubborn sort of mercy.

Forgetting the Audacity Of The New Covenant

God cannot stand barriers between Himself and those He loves: He will tear them all down. Every single one, even if it requires an act so audacious it almost defies thought. [Click title to read more.]

Book Review: Priscilla Shirer’s Gideon

A review of Priscilla Shirer's Gideon.

Hold The Space For Questions

We should strive to be the Local Friendly Christian: the person who's always willing and able to help answer questions or give information or simply ponder aloud, without demanding that people surmount the barriers of our church walls and two small groups just to gain an audience with us. [Click title to read more.]