Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
The last two years has been a pile-on of difficult, trying, desperately sad, and draining circumstances. About a year ago, I began searching for a healthy escape, an outlet, that was not going to be dangerous to my health, my spiritual growth, or my family. Sometime in the Spring, I saw an announcement on Facebook... Continue Reading →
If 2016 was full of challenging and unwanted surprises and 2017 was full of struggle and hardship, 2018 may have been worse. But each moment of pain and disappointment was met with a moment of sweet discovery and refreshment from the Lord. God uses music to comfort and inspire me; he uses books to inject... Continue Reading →
Things are busy this week as we find the new normal for our daughter after her surgery. Everything has gone better than expected and she is recovering nicely but has a way to go before she is up on her feet and feeling at her best. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. I truly... Continue Reading →
With the help of my wife, Leah, we have told a little of our daughter Joy's story involving birth defects, multiple surgeries, and God's means of working and encouraging us during heavy times. On Tuesday, Joy will be having another surgery. This one will be on her jaw and requires a bone graft from her... Continue Reading →
2017 was a very difficult year for me and the beginning of 2018 may have been even worse. So many Sundays, I would arrive at our church's worship beat down and jagged and angry. But in the practice of worship and in the participation with the transcendent, I would be reminded of God's glorious riches... Continue Reading →
The number of Americans who practiced meditation in 2017(14.1%) is 10% higher than the number from just five years ago(4.1%). Children are getting in on the act as well. 5.4% of children practiced meditation compared to just .6% in 2012.* Yet, the response to this growth from Christians has been non-existent. Here in this so-called... Continue Reading →
I invite you to stop what you are doing. Take a step back from your activity. Take a deep breath and think about all that you have to be thankful for. I don't even have to mention the usual list of health, family, and a roof over your head. What I want you to be... Continue Reading →
When was the last time you were fullhearted in anything? Halfheartedness seems to be the default mode for the modern American person. We have our laptop out while watching TV, our phones out while watching our kids games, music in while reading a book, and screens on while we eat. Do we ever just fully... Continue Reading →
Shortly before I graduated from high school, a friend and I traveled 40 miles to see Rich Mullins in concert. It was unlike any Christian experience I had witnessed in my short life. I still remember some of the things he said and the spirit present in that small town church. As I began to... Continue Reading →
I woke up this morning and listened to a two-minute devotional, then I prayed for a few minutes, then I read the same Psalm for 10-minutes and then I sat down to write about Christian Spiritual Formation. None of this is strenuous, none of this required large spiritual muscles. I simply found a few things... Continue Reading →
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