Redeeming Discipline "God works in you — and therefore you are not bound to the narrow limits of your self-strength. God works in you — and therefore laziness is not a celebration of his grace but a tacit

Struggling with the Struggle "The reality of the Christian life, though, is that God generally does teach us the most valuable lessons in periods of lament, periods of weakness, periods of fear, periods of doubt.

Cultivate a Sounding Board, not an Echo Chamber "Due to our fallen nature, we want people around us who will affirm not only our opinions but also our base instincts. We have a tendency to

How the Holy Spirit Helps Us Read Scripture "Christians have always understood that the Bible is Spirit-wrought and God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21). Scripture is inspired or spirated, coming from the Holy Spirit’s

For Everything There Is a Season: On Fandom, Futility, and the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes If you ever wondered how the book of Ecclesiastes helps us rightly center our fandom, then this post is for you.

Baseball and the Meaning of Life "But baseball is not the problem – our schedules are. Baseball, in fact, is the solution. The pace of baseball, I propose, ought to be the pace of our

Lemuel Haynes: The Most Important American Figure That You’ve Never Heard Of This is an informative post about the life of a mostly unknown American preacher. A new book was recently published with his selected

A God Above Means Purpose Below In this post Dan Dewitt raises a good question, "Without purpose what are we left with?" And from where must that purpose come? The Danger of Pursuing a Perfect

Preachers Should Measure Twice and Cut Once "Measure twice and cut once. For generations, the veteran builder has spoken these words over a sawhorse to their younger apprentice. Because as the saying goes, when you

Keep Doing The Small Things "What if your greatest spiritual growth does not come through some cataclysmic event. What if the most important spiritual breakthroughs in your life are slow and methodical? Are you going