According to researchers, will power is not so powerful and those that possess the ability to avoid temptation are not mentally stronger than everyone else, they just know how to redirect their attention away from the temptation so that their weak will power will not be tested. Thankfully, Christians are not left with just the... Continue Reading →
What Do A College Library And God Have in Common?
I am a librarian at a Christian college and this week starts a beginning of the semester ritual in the library. Everyone wants to know if our library has the textbook they need for their class. What has fascinated me about this seasonal phenomenon is that in many cases this will be the only time... Continue Reading →
Re-Hacked #4: Slow Burn
To mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of this blog, I am re-posting some of my favorite posts from the past year. This post first appeared on Oct. 28. The biggest mistake a beginner in any new venture can make is starting too hard and too fast. In our zeal for getting started and... Continue Reading →
Re-Hacked #3: Why Your Current Plan For Spiritual Growth Doesn’t Work
To mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of this blog, I am re-posting some of my favorite posts from the past year. This post first appeared on June 7. Dieting with just the notion of eating better doesn’t have deep impact, you must have a plan. Going to the gym and working out without... Continue Reading →
What Changed On Sept. 11
September 11, 2001 was a key moment in my life. I was deeply affected by the tragedy. It sickened me to think that there was evil in the world capable of accomplishing what that group of terrorists accomplished. I decided that week that I didn't want to be a part of a world where this... Continue Reading →
Let Him Hear: Reading Revelation For Spiritual Growth #3
I have an idealist streak in me and I take injustices and problems, especially in churches, as a blow to my sense of what is right in the world. I get easily discouraged and angry. I fantasize about churches where people "get it" and the life and work of Jesus is taken seriously. I romanticized... Continue Reading →
Learning From Jesus
How would you define learning? Is it the collection of knowledge? Is it performance in an evaluative situation such as a test? Is it only demonstrated through everyday situations? In Jesus' day, many could not read and the written word was found on large awkward scrolls that would have been time consuming to produce and... Continue Reading →
Work Hazards
Because of my work, I have carpal tunnel syndrome and a strange pain down the side of my right leg. I enjoy playing basketball but I have a finger that is trying to go the wrong direction because it has been jammed so many times. I also like to jog but I still have scars... Continue Reading →
Everyone Has Got A Spiritual Life
I am being spiritually formed. You are being spiritually formed. We all are being spiritually formed. All the things about us that are not physical such as our emotions, our choices, and our thoughts make up our spiritual life. So even a person who has never heard of God has a spiritual life and is... Continue Reading →
Fear #4 – More Responsibility
One of the basic rules of life is that with age comes more responsibility. I am more aware of this on this particular day because it is my birthday. Just as physical growth brings more responsibility, so does spiritual growth. When I get closer to God I realize more of my own failings and how... Continue Reading →
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