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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
Devotional Review: The Ten Day Word Fast
This is a review of the devotional The Ten-Day Word Fast. [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.]
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.]
Samaritan's Song 