Acts, anger, evangelism, Gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, identity, Jesus, love, relationships, witnessing
In the evangelical Christian world, we often treat “witnessing” as something on our to-do list. It’s what we are supposed to do (but very few of us do it…). Never mind that non-Christians aren’t tasks to be checked off but human beings to...
1 Peter, Bible, conflict, friendship, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Peter, relationships, spiritual growth
I have a love-hate relationship with relationships. I love them when they’re going well, but I hate them when they’re going poorly. I love them when they are well-established and comfortable, but I hate them when they are new and awkward. I love them when...
1 John, believe, Beth Moore, Bible, God, Jesus, John, love, spiritual growth
I’m going through Beth Moore’s Loving Well Bible study. Again. For the third time. This is partly because it’s the study the director of women’s ministry at my church chose. But, let’s be honest, it’s mostly because I don’t...
believe, Bible, God, hope, love, Paul, Psalms, Romans
Sometimes it’s easy to feel God’s love. For whatever reason, every worship song you hear and Bible verse you read floods you with absolute confidence in the Lord’s personal affection for you. You walk around with a smile on your face, knowing, like...
Bible, evangelism, God, Gospel, Jesus, love, Mark
“Jesus looked at him and loved him.” This sentence stole my breath yesterday. I came across it in the Gospel of Mark, where an account of Jesus’ interaction with a rich man is detailed. Mark 10:17-22 reads like this, 17 As Jesus started on his way, a...
Andrew Murray, believe, Bible, Colossians, faith, God, Jesus, John, love
There is this concept that sounds like it is straight out of the mouths of powerhouse Christians from the 1800’s: abide in Christ. In fact, one of those dudes, Andrew Murray, wrote a book by the same name, and I happen to be reading it now. (You can, too, for...
