Discipleship

When Familiar Becomes Careless

God wants to be in a relationship with his people that’s not marked by fear but love. Not apprehension, but an appreciation of his great grace and compassion.

There’s No Contradiction Between God’s Empowerment and Our Efforts to Battle Sin

The Christian life is not a choice between loving and trusting Jesus, and making an effort to avoid temptation and sin. It is not either/or—it is both/and.

Are You Reading the Bible the Wrong Way?

It is possible to read the Bible and misunderstand the point of what God is saying.

Why the Gospel Is Antifragile

Jesus is the one building the church.

Finding Our Joy in Our Creator

What is it about joy in the Lord that allows us to rejoice always, in good times and bad?

Stop Making ‘Christian’ Things

Jesus didn't make Christian furniture. He made good furniture.

The Only Firm Foundation

When God provided you with a foundation in Jesus, he had every one of your life’s storms in mind.

The Myth of the ‘Undeserving’ Poor

Why asking if people in need are ‘deserving’ or ‘undeserving’ is the wrong question

The Self-Deception of Self-Improvement

Why the promise of self-improvement is false.

Will This Season Be a Moment or a Movement for Justice?

"Our hope, then, must be marked by a courage which compels us to stand up amid apathy and violence and be counted among the disturbers of a false peace."

Where Are You Finding Your Identity?

Finding our identity when the places we would go to give us a sense of who we are are taken from us