Category Archives: Spiritual Growth

A common question I ask when I think about doing a task, or joining something is, “what can I get out of this?” Signing up for the gym gets me a healthier lifestyle and gets me on the road to a better physique, while accepting “this” or “that” job gets me more experience and exposure.Continue reading “Disciples, Not Consumers”

This time of year seems to bring the word “joy” to mind more than any other time of the year. It is, after all, a joyful season. We find great joy in being able to spend time with friends and family. We enjoy many good meals together with those we love, and we enjoy givingContinue reading “Joy To the World”

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,    and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another,    and shall declare your mighty acts.On the glorious splendor of your majesty,    and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,    and I will declare your greatness.They shall pour forth the fame ofContinue reading “Share Your Journey”

Some months back I was pouring through 1 Thessalonians again. I had not gotten far when the Holy Spirit gave me pause at Chapter 2:3-4. Paul, describing his appeal to the Thessalonians, says “For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approvedContinue reading “Entrusted With the Gospel”

Last week, I read the book The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. In it, our unnamed narrator leaves Hell (named Grey Town) and enters into Heaven with a few other spirits alongside him. Each spirit is encountered by someone living inside of Heaven, and they attempt to bring their lost friends “into the mountains”Continue reading “Motivations”

“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.”  Joel 2:28-29Continue reading “Pneuma: God the Spirit”

My favorite parable from Jesus is the one about the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8. Take thirty seconds (seriously, it’s only eight verses) and read it. In this parable, we see a widow knocking on the door of an unrighteous judge pleading for justice. The judge eventually gives in to what she asks for becauseContinue reading “The Widow and I”

As we begin the school year, we find ourselves getting into various routines: bedtime routines, homework routines, drop off and pick up routines. As we think about all that needs to be done daily, it’s important to establish spiritual routines with our families as well. These do not need to be extensive or complex. Just intentionallyContinue reading “Praying Over Our Kids”

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather serve one another humbly in love.” – Galatians 5:13 This  blog post has given me the most trouble. I have struggled for weeks with exactly how to say things. But alas, all things areContinue reading “Know and Use Gifts”

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.  For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the oneContinue reading “Have You Looked in the Mirror Lately?”