God's children are going to fail. They are going to fail me and they are going to fail you. But the Biblical tale of an ailing boy's father is a reminder that we can't let that come between us and Christ. [Click title to read more.]
Tag: spiritual growth
The Importance of the “Small” Prayer
Nothing is too small for a God who cares deeply about details. [Click title to read more.]
Find A Way To Pay Attention To Patterns In Your Christian Life
Picking out patterns in your spiritual life is a great way to figure out what needs work, what's already working, and how God is shaping your life. [Click title to read more.]
Stop Pretending You’ve Mastered The Fundamentals
Most of us are very bad at putting the fundamentals of our faith into practice, for all that we know them by heart. [Click title to read more.]
Crash Landings and All The Right Answers
We know who we ought to be and we know what the right answers are. But in reality, we often fall far short of our own spiritual self-assessments. [Click title to read more.]
A Theme Word For The New Year
Sometimes we need a guide to get us moving toward our spiritual goals. [Click title to read more.]
Some Posts To Peruse
A little gathering-together of posts for your perusal and reflection.
It’s The Little Things
The little things trip us up every time. Be watching for them. [Click title to read more.]
How To Be Authentically “No-Drama” Believers
Church drama is more often than not a hydra-headed monster. It might initially be caused by a particular incident or person, but over time it becomes a labyrinthine mess of believers behaving badly, all contributing to the problem without ever owning part of it. [Click title to read more.]
For A Change, May I Suggest Also Giving To The “Flagrantly Undeserving” This Year?
In our desire to help "the least of these," we do ourselves a disservice if we only define "the least of these" as those we find most personally endearing or worthy. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 