Many Christians have never learned to push through the initial sluggishness they feel and lay hold of Christ on a daily basis. ...
Community Groups are the place where we try to cultivate authentic Christian community with one another. That involves pursuing close relationships, meaningful conversations, and deep-rooted commitment....
If we want to be free, we have to embrace the right limitations. ...
The more you become captivated by God’s beauty, supremacy, and love, the more joy you’ll experience as you live for his glory....
When the Bible about the new creation in Revelation 21:1-8, it’s a lot different than the way we typically think about heaven....
So often, the "Jesus" we worship isn't the Jesus of the Bible but rather "Jesus" as we've re-created him to be....
I’ve understood that fasting is an important part of the Christian life. However, I’ve always wondered why. ...
We don't acquire the characteristics of a mature disciple simply by gaining Bible knowledge. In order to grow to Christian maturity, we also have to spend time with people who are spiritually mature themselves, observing their life and having formative conversations with them on a regular basis....
Christian maturity is a lot more than Bible knowledge. It's about growing to resemble Jesus in five areas....
In Ephesians 5:22-33, Paul paints a picture of marriage that is an alternative to both the feminism and the chauvinism we see and have seen in society. Both feminism and chauvinism are distortions of the beautiful way God intended husbands and wives to relate to each other. First, he says to wives, "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is th...
Keep Reading"Because I told you so." I'm sure you remember hearing that as a child, and if you're a parent, you've probably said that once in a while. "Why should I do this?" "Because I told you so." "Why should I not do that?" "Because I told you so." That's like the universal trump card parents have whenever their kids ask too many "why" questions. It's probably saved countless par...
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