Discipleship and Spiritual Growth

The Lovingkindness of God

Over and over again, the lovingkindness of the Lord is extolled as the reason why he provides salvation for his people. Not that sinners deserve to be saved, but God extends his own heart to them and sets his love upon them.

A Beloved Love

What makes us come together as the people of God and remain the people of God is what we have been given from God.

Don’t Waste Your Season

We cannot rush the appearance of fruit to make ourselves feel or look better. We can’t put on blooms out of season simply because we’re restless for a different season in our lives.

Christianity’s Greatest Scandal

Christian hypocrisy and the gospel

Michelle Van Loon: Becoming Sage

"Humility and gratitude mark the growth of a person becoming sage."

The Wisdom of Loving God and His World

We serve a God who is making all things new.

Happy Are the Sad

Why lament is part of the good life.

Ashlee Eiland: The Transforming Power of Kindness

Rediscovering civility in a culture of division

Salvation Is a New Attachment

What I learned from Dallas Willard about the nature of salvation.

This Year’s Best Books on Spiritual Growth

Evaluated by Glenn Paauw, director of content for the Institute for Bible Reading.

Self-Help and the Mind of Christ

We are bombarded with promises of happiness, wealth, fulfillment and all our dreams met. Yet we are miserably unhappy. Why?