Discipleship
Alan Briggs: Why Busy Isn’t Best
If we’re going to slow down and become more present to families, teams and congregations, we must make a shift from an efficiency mindset to an effectiveness mindset.
Are We Living by Faith or Feelings?
Freeing your faith from the tyranny of emotions
What Does It Mean to Have Childlike Faith?
Cultivating the Kind of Faith That Leads to the Kingdom
We’re All ‘Innkeepers’ Deciding If There’s Room for Jesus
We string our lights, trim our trees, talk about the holiday, hear recorded songs mentioning the birth of Jesus… But how many people actually take time for Him? This season invites us to consider Room for Jesus in our everyday lives.
7 Time-Tested Principles for Beating Discouragement
Insights from the apostle Paul
Does Your Gift-Giving Include Jesus?
I know that you are bombarded with requests to give to a number of causes over the holiday season. Many might be worthy, but most will not represent truly giving to Christ.
How to Leverage Social Media for Good
There are many ways to misuse social media for good. It is so easy spread information that is incomplete, to join a nasty mob taking down someone or to engage in unproductive arguments. Too often we violate James 1:19’s admonition to be “quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger.” And yet it doesn’t have to be this way. The internet isn’t going anywhere, so we can either complain about how corrosive social media is or we can use our voices to elevate what is good and true and beautiful. So just as it is easy to press “send” on another nasty tweet or post, it is easy to press “send” on content that brings joy.
