Month: August 2017
Shouldering Your Cross
August 16, 2017
I will do whatever it takes so that God can work in me and through me.
Justin Gentry ~ To a God as Close as Your Breath: A Brief Primer on Meditation
Meditation is a treasured practice in Christian history but it is also a much-needed spiritual practice in my life.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Charlottesville: Do They Really Not See?
August 14, 2017
Faith can easily get mixed with culture, wherever and whenever Christian faith exists.
Learning to Suffer with Christ
Embracing the pain of the crucifixion in order to experience the power of the resurrection involves right living, not easy living.
JR Forasteros ~ Can People Change? I Believe in the Holy Spirit
August 12, 2017
We love each other by holding space for people to feel safe enough to be honest with us, with themselves and with God.
Edgar Bazan ~ Letting God Continue Your Education
August 10, 2017
What will distinguish your leadership from others’ in the years ahead? Your ability to continuing developing yourself.
Facing the Pain of Passionate Faith
August 9, 2017
Jesus was full of passion, which makes following in the Jesus way a passionate endeavor.
Carolyn Moore ~ When You See a Turtle on a Fencepost
What if this is not a stuck place but a spiritual incubator, a season of preparation much like what John the Baptist prophesied?
Paulo Lopes ~ Essential Practices for Personally Making Disciples (Part I)
August 7, 2017
You and I are called to be personally engaged in making disciples of Jesus Christ.
Elijah: Faith that Acts
To follow Jesus up close, rather than at a distance, we must base our lives on the reality of faith rather than the reality of fear.