Scripture
4 Ways to Experience God in Transition
Life is full of transitions, both exciting and painful. But how do we go through tranistions and difficult seasons with God? How did Moses?
False Guilt or the Holy Spirit? Learning to Discern
I knew I needed to change my actions. But it wasn’t due to anxiety. Or fear. Or shame. Those motivators were much more familiar to me.
What to Do When Life Gets Hard
In college, I got a Bachelor of Science degree in recreation and leisure studies. I avoided anything and everything that was hard.
Trusting the Vinegrower for 2018
In a contentious and divided culture, abounding in fruit and abiding in Jesus are as important as ever. Here are four practices that can help us do both in the coming year.
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Prayer
Advent is full of the trappings of the coming of God. But often, among the church services, the charitable donations, and the renditions of “O Holy Night,” we miss God. Like Zechariah, we can be so busy creating space for God to dwell that we forget to prepare our own hearts.
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Remembering
How can looking back deepen our trust in God for the future? An often-overlooked passage from Matthew’s Gospel provides an answer.
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Fasting
In this “hurried life,” how can we find more time with God? And how can we go deeper with God this Advent season when shopping, parties, and Christmas events get added to an already packed schedule?
Living with a Death-Defying Hope
The Bible refers to death as a great enemy. In American culture, there are two ways we usually deal with death: denial and despair. But Scripture offers a different way.
The Story Isn’t About You
I love being the center of attention. However, when I think my life is about me, I limit my ability to see the life God has called me to and I stop myself from having the courage to follow him on an amazing adventure.