How To Avoid The Trap of People-Pleasing

I suspect that a lot of Christians struggle with people-pleasing in general, since we often delude ourselves that many characteristics of people-pleasing are godly ones. The truth is, though, sometimes a preoccupation with people-pleasing can actually inhibit our spiritual growth. [Click title to read more.]

False Starts And Faith

It's embarrassing to realize that I trust the cycle of the seasons a good deal more than I trust God. Maybe most of us do. [Click title to read more.]

Don’t Be So Ready To Leave This World Behind

When we leave, the light leaves with us. [Click title to read more.]

The Hunger Blessing Week 2 Now Available

Odds are, what we perceive as "intimacy" with God...isn't. We have a way of watering down our relationship with Him, reducing our interaction with the divine into something passive or self-serving. [Click title to read more.]

It’s Not Our Job To Monitor The Ministry of Others

It's easy to criticize what other believers are doing based on what we think they should be doing. The disciples felt they knew best who ought and ought not to be about Jesus' work and how and in what way - and sometimes, so do we. [Click title to read more.]

What It Really Means To Overlook Offense

We Christians like to think we're good at forgiving. We aren't, for a lot of reasons. [Click title to read more.]

The Peril of Forgetting Jonathan

If you're a believer, you surely have a Jonathan - a person you've leaned on, someone who understands you, who has helped you, who has ministered to you in a time of need. [Click title to read more.]

The Hunger Blessing Six-Week Study: Week One Now Available

A new six-week Bible study is beginning. Let's cultivate a hunger for God together. [Click title to read more.]

The Difference Between Real and Abstract Belief

I suspect that for believers it's easier and more comforting to face Christ's return or our return to Him in a sort of happy abstract rather than as a realistic possibility: those events are coming, they're out there, and they matter, but we don't always regard them with a profound sense of urgency. [Click title to read more.]

Speak (Positively) With Your Wallet

The thing is, it's easy to take advantage of Christians offering services or ministries by pointing to "Christian charity" as the reason you should be able to enjoy those services for free. [Click title to read more.]