Christian Living

Love Is (Not) a Mirror

How can we know what love is when we’re acting (falsely) like we know ourselves? But if we don’t know ourselves, where would we begin?

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

When we choose to forgive, we let go of our right to get even and we allow God to take over. We let go of our bitterness. We let go of our resentment.

What Is Gratitude, Really?

Gratitude is not just a periodic sense of being blessed and indebted. Grateful people are inclined to feel gratitude most of the time.

Anxiety Isn’t for the Birds

The care of God for his creation, such as the birds, is an expression of pure grace. God’s provision is more like a gift than a paycheck.

What the Lord’s Supper Teaches You about Your Body

The [Lord's] Supper teaches us that we cannot “use” our bodies however we want. Our bodies belong to the Lord, and they are meant for his service.

Power Prayers

God, how can I join you? is a prayer of connection that places us in a cooperative friendship with God, working with him to bring good into this world—even into our own souls.

Living the Good Life

Jesus doesn’t mince words as he changes the conversation from living according to moral laws and beliefs to doing everything from the context of God’s love—from a place of deep relationship with him.

Brokenness Is Not Weakness

It is hard to be overwhelmed by grace when you’ve convinced yourself you don’t need it.

Brutiful

The courage required to make a you-turn, to truly repent, may be why so few pastors speak on it and why so few books are written on it.

Discover Your Identity in the Gospel

Although our physical and psycho- logical brokenness are readily acknowledged in counseling practice today, our spiritual brokenness is often overlooked, or at least is not taken seriously enough.

Stay Grounded in God’s Word

we don’t have to walk through life blindly. We have a roadmap to help us navigate so we don’t get lost. It’s the Word of God, which we’ve been taught.