Category Archives: Christian life

A deeper look at the human need for change

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

Politics, culture and the role of law are agents of change that seem essential to our existence. These means offer limited solutions to some of our problems and offer the potential to promote human flourishing. But we have a deeper need that cannot be addressed through these agents of change.
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Posted in Addiction, Anthropology, Atheism, Behavior, Change, Character, Christian life, Christian worldview, Church and State, Common grace, Counseling, Earth, Evil in the world, God's Love, God's power, Gospel, Government, Guidelines for living, Hope?, Human depravity, Human dignity, Main problem, Politics, Regeneration, Salvation, Sin, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Worldview | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

You don’t have it in you

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

Do you feel inadequate and defeated? Are you facing impossible circumstances? Put things in perspective by reminding yourself of this truth…. Continue reading →

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Why does it feel so hard to live for God?

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

How are you doing? Feeling exhausted and weak? Helpless? Maybe hopeless?
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Posted in Christian life, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, feeling hopeless, Hope?, Pain, Sanctification, Spiritual growth, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Why I love the Church

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

Is it possible to love the Lord without loving the Church? Continue reading →

Posted in Call to ministry, Calling, Christian life, Christianity, Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Church Planting, Elders, elders in the Church, Life of a pastor, Local Church, Pastors | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Essential to your walk with God

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

Salvation is what God did for me by His grace, not what I do to try to keep myself worthy of His grace. Continue reading →

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Why do I feel so torn?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

If you are a teacher in the Church or one who influences other followers of Christ, please make sure they understand the painful reality of the tension they will experience and how torn they will feel because of God’s Spirit living in them. The Christian life is one of tension between the already and the not yet. Continue reading →

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Four essentials to a thriving Church

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

I commit myself to God and to the fellow-members of my local Church to do the following: Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Call to ministry, Christian life, Church, Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Conflict, covenant of membership, Elders, Local Church, Pastors, Unity | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments