The Christian life is really pretty simple. Simple like true darkness and stars. But as believers, I think sometimes we'd prefer it not to be. [Click title to read more.]
Tag: Christian growth
Weekly Roundup
Let's catch up, pray, and rest together.
Introverts In The Church: A Survival Guide – Week 2 Now Available
Go check it out in the Study section!
Stasis: The Soul-Killer
If our spiritual life feels "fine" - not great, not spectacular, but "fine" - we often don't feel that compelled to change things. Above all, humans are creatures of comfort. [Click title to read more].
A Believer’s Longing
I suspect that all humans experience that longing for pure communion with God and the world that was once meant to be, that our desperate desire to return to it has been coded into our DNA. [Click title to read more.]
Humility Study Available on Amazon!
You can now get my study Humility: The Misunderstood Virtue on Amazon for 99 cents. [Click title to read more.]
Why The Church Must Make An Effort To Value Solitude With God
It's true that the Christian life is not always meant to be a solo affair. Teachers, pastors, fellow believers, even small groups: all of those things are a part of our faith community, and they can help us and grow us. But in elevating these, I fear that we dismiss what I perceive to be the fundamental necessity of individual solitude with God. [Click title to read more.]
Faith Marked By Culture
My approach to God's word and to His grace has been influenced by the world around me - and the same is true for those who live in other countries and cultures. [Click title to read more].
Cultivating A Sense Of Wonder Is A Christian Act
Wonder is a quality that we must embrace and cultivate as believers. We live in an often-cynical world, heavy with pessimism. Unironic enthusiasm and delight sometimes seems out of style, and out of step. But as Christians, wonder is part and parcel of our experience. [Click title to read more.]
The Spontaneity and Joy Of Christian Freedom
In the Old Testament, God had a miles-long list of instructions for the building in which His presence would dwell; in the New Testament, He has two paragraphs for the believers in whom He dwells. Such a command seems simple, sometimes too simple, and sometimes it goes against our instinct to complicate things. [Click title to read more.]
