Only advocating for a “Quiet Time” limits our understanding of how God wants to form and shape us towards Christ-likeness.
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4 Tips for Establishing a Consistent Devotional Life
Many of us know that having some sort of consistent devotional life is vital to experiencing Jesus promise of abundant life. But outside of generic exhortations to read/study the Bible and to pray, we don’t have a lot of information to go on about how to actually do it.
January 2021 Sabbath Challenge
Get 2021 started off strong with my first-ever Sabbath Challenge!
Joy: How I So Badly Misunderstood Something for So Long
Our friendship with this couple made me re-consider my whole concept of joy. Joy wasn’t acting happy even when things were difficult. Joy wasn’t the product of forced effort in spite of authentic feelings. There was something else to it.
Life Rule Check-In, 2 Weeks In
I’m two weeks in to my life-rule experiment. Time for a check-in.
Formation and Resistance: Re-Thinking Personal Discipleship
Recently, I’ve started to think of my discipleship in terms of two catch-all categories: formation and resistance.
Changed Hearts Soften Hearts
A lack of perceived “success” in my ministry had hardened my heart. Thankfully, a big milestone in my home softened my heart this week.
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