Discipleship

How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Suffering From Spiritual Anemia

We need not starve our souls or allow our relationship with God through Christ to fade like the dying embers of an untended fire. We can seek the face of God.

How to Be Unholy as You Pursue Holiness

It's possible to know all the right doctrine and still not be imitators of God's holiness. But there is hope.

The Lies We Spread About Grace

If we tell people we are broken sinners just like they are, we are only telling half the story.

How to Improve Your Prayer Life

Here is the way that I structure my prayer life in hopes that it will be helpful as you structure your own.

3 Keys for Overcoming Anxiety

I struggled with anxiety until I gained a pivotal insight that is slowly changing my life.

How to Get People Involved in Small Groups

Small groups are pivotal for our growth as disciples of Christ. Here are ways you can encourage people to join.

Leadership and Suicide: When Ending It Seems Like The Only Way Out

“Maybe you’ve thought the only way through your pain is to end your pain. It’s not.”

The Inescapable Question: Do I Have Something to Die For?

In the year of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., I'm faced with the question of what I would die for.

Why It’s a Good Thing We’re a Work in Progress

Though our ministry work is never done, God uses it to complete us.