Run in Such a Way…

Quiet times are so important and so effective.  But, let me warn you of a few things: It will take a while for the impact to become evident to you.  A close relationship with someone is not automatic, even if that someone is God Himself. There will be periods of time when you are greatly …

There are some parts of Scripture that are somewhat vague.  There are concepts and practices described in the Word that are difficult to interpret in today’s culture.  For Christians living many, many years after the Bible was written, we sometimes have to be able to interpret things in the context in which they were written. …

Few things help more when trying to land a great job than a letter of recommendation from a respected colleague or friend.  Someone who can vouch for your professional life and your character.  Someone who is willing to say wholeheartedly, “I would hire him/her if I could!”  Similarly, when some in life are determined to …

I’m in the middle of of a class called “Contemporary Evangelism”.  Rather than have us read and interact on a traditional textbook, they are having us read six different books with six different approaches to evangelism in the 21st century.  I have particularly enjoyed the one I just finished reading called Concentric Circles of Concern …

A chapter in a book called Axiom really struck me yesterday, and I wanted to share it with you.  The title of the chapter was “The Tunnel of Chaos”, and the concept was a simple one that has the chance of making a profound impact in every single person’s life. Here we go. Most relationships, …

For me, it is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith: God wants to spend time with me.  With me.  Seriously.  Despite my failures and faults, despite my small mind and feeble faith, He wants to have a relationship with me.  Though I don’t fully understand this mystery, I believe it because the Bible reflects it and because …

Do you long for a transformed life?  Do you lament the "slow road" you seem to be on with God?  Do you wonder why some Christians seem to take huge leaps in their faith, while you seem to struggle just to stay interested?  There is no single solution to these dilemmas, but there is one …

We are taking a shot at defining "spiritual maturity" in a way that is both Biblical and practical.  Biblical in the sense that it is reinforced by the authority of Scripture.  Practical in the sense that is easily understood and sought after by the modern person. As I wrote in my previous post, spiritual maturity …

If you haven’t read this book, you should…or maybe you shouldn’t.  It is a call to a radical faith, the faith we read about described in God’s Word.  While I didn’t agree with everything in this book, I did agree with the author’s suggestion that the faith and life Jesus called us to is monumentally …

Did you know that Jesus told us that there is only ONE thing we should be concerned about?  Only ONE thing we should really fret over?  He said that if we worry and become preoccupied about this ONE thing, everything else will fall into place! What is that ONE thing?  As Jesus and the disciples …