Discipleship

Created for Relationships

There’s something about community—the relationships, the sense of belonging, the support and encouragement, the sympathy and understanding—that deepens our lives and anchors our souls.

How a Simple Habit Can Reset Your Soul

Meditating on God’s Word every day corrects my thinking, convicts my heart, and shapes my theology. It’s the plumb line for what I believe, how I live, and the Gospel I preach.

Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account

There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

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

When No Is the Answer to Your Prayers

10 things to do when it feels like God is saying no

How Can I Serve Christ When I Feel So Unworthy?

How God uses imperfect people to accomplish his will

Is It Safe to Follow God?

"We see wonderful things happen as we follow Jesus, but it’s not the safest thing to do."

Why We Must Keep Returning to the Bible

Engaging with God's living and active Word