The Bible portrays time as a series of connected loops, each one taking us back to the past, even as it moves us into the future.
All in Discipleship
The Bible portrays time as a series of connected loops, each one taking us back to the past, even as it moves us into the future.
In a time of terror, when darkness terrorized the nations, there was a monster—a literal, blood-sucking monster. The world needed a hero.
Any Christian, of any measure of maturity, is called to model Christ as shepherd.
The same power that raised Jesus from the dead has raised us to new life. And we are changing, becoming righteous by that power.
The Psalms teach us to battle with God, praise God, thank God, scream at God, and feel with God.
What would it mean if parents, youth leaders, children’s ministers, and whoever else wants to, took seriously the idea of blessing?
As Christians, we are often uncomfortable with ambiguity, yet God welcomes our questions like he welcomes the little children into his midst.
The kingdom of God isn’t just something small that grows large. It’s a tree where birds come to build their nests.
When I say I am a big brother, I’m not speaking only in relation to my little sister. Rather, I am a big brother in a Luke 15 kind of way.
If all Scripture is inspired and is profitable for our life as Christians, then perhaps we should not try and decide which section of Scripture is most important.
Spiritual formation is a good and helpful way of describing our faith development. Discipleship calls us deeper.
When I was younger and thought I knew much more than I actually did, I thought it silly when people would talk about animals as if they had a divine spark to them.
Daffodils push up through snow and icicles drip from tiny, chartreuse tree leaves.
Green grass burns in heat while lantanas flourish.
To appreciate what hope means, we need a word of wisdom about our human condition that is more ancient than our American culture in the 21st century.
I wonder what Jesus’s followers did in the long hours between the death and resurrection. It was only a couple of days, but it likely felt like an eternity.
Ministry requires us to build some walls in order to survive. But one of the walls we must build is that of joy.
In a blink the beaver can see what we cannot. These high tech goggles allow him to swim toward what is hidden beneath the surface.
Too often spiritual leaders spend so much time helping others that they neglect their own spiritual growth and renewal.
If we are transformed people who love Jesus, we absolutely must show people how to handle conflict, irritation, personality conflicts, and whatever else makes us want to escape personal rejection.
Mr. Pauline inspired his students and basketball players to be Black and proud. Mr. Pauline was passionate about raising a nation of young people who were smart, disciplined, and self-aware.
