God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Luke, meaning of life, spiritual growth
Any given day, I’m concerned about a lot of things. Most of those things are trivial, as those of you who follow me on Twitter can attest to. (I’m just trying to expose you to quality music, entertain you with funny things my kids say, and wow you with...
God, growing, love, meaning of life, spiritual growth
Certain words make me angry. Tolerance is one of those words. So is religion. And love. I’m bothered by these words because they are so often used incorrectly. Somewhere along the line people decided they could define these words however they want, but they...
Bible, faith, fear, God, growing, Jesus, meaning of life, obedience, Philippians, spiritual growth
In Philippians 2 it says, “[Christ] humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8). I read this on Sunday, and the phrase “obedient to death” jumped off the page. Yes, this is what God calls...
Bible, God, growing, Jesus, John, Matthew, meaning of life, Philippians, service
God has been trying to teach me something huge the past 18 months. And, in pure human fashion, I have been slow to learn. It got to the point where a couple of weeks ago I more or less pleaded with the Lord, “WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TEACH ME?! I DON’T...
Ann Voskamp, God, growing, Jesus, meaning of life, One Thousand Gifts, prayer
The Christian life has been likened to walking with God. When a believer asks another believer, “How’s your walk?”, Believer A is not interested in Believer B’s gait. He is inquiring about the quality of relationship Believer B is currently...
Bible, evangelism, Exodus, God, meaning of life, obedience
It’s a common thing for Christians to desire to make an impact for the Lord. We want our lives to matter beyond our mundane jobs and our time-filling hobbies. At the end of the day, we want to know that we have made some sort of a spiritual difference in the...
