For Believers Looking to Grow in Their Walk with Christ
These articles and free download will help you grow in your walk with Christ. The download gives you a visual of the core components of an obedient Christian’s life in Christ. It was originally created by the Navigators and has helped thousands of people. We’re confident it will also help you as you grow deeper in your relationship with God.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” – 1 Peter 1:14-16 (MSG)
Don’t Ever Forget This Truth About the Morning Star
The hour was early; far before the rising of the sun. The whole house was drenched in a heavy slumbering silence. Only the methodical breath of my brother asleep on…
It’s Time to Reclaim the Sacredness of Our Work
The Scriptures never cast aspersion on the ordinary work of our hands because when human labor is functioning as it should, God’s purposes come to bear upon the world through…
How to Change the World Where You Live
There is a threshold we are daily called to—a renouncing of honor and power and prestige on the world’s terms, a renouncing of what spiritual writer Fr. Ronald Rolheiser calls…
5 Sabbatical Rhythms of Life for Caregivers and Their Loved One
This article is an excerpt from the book, We’re Stronger than We Look: Insights and Encouragement for the Caregiver’s Journey. Jill and David Brown lived full and healthy lives until…
How to Know that We Are God’s Beloved in a More Personal Way
Many years ago, I conducted a weekend preaching mission in a congregation known for its liveliness and charismatic expression. Using the words of the Father to Jesus at his baptism,…
The 4 Key Mindsets of a Disciplemaker
New research from a Barna study on discipleship revealed four qualities common to disciplemakers, which I believe can help us not only understand the mindset of those who prioritize disciplemaking…
How to Receive the Spiritual Gift of Interruptions
When I was a student in The Navigators ministry at the University of California in Irvine, I noticed that my campus director almost always discipled in a public space—like the…
How the Most Fulfilled Person I Ever Met Discovered His Spiritual Gifts
Jim Downing, the Pearl Harbor survivor who I had been meeting with every Tuesday for a few years, and I were talking about how he first came to faith in…
Justice Beyond Batman
When Batman stops a robbery or, as in The Dark Knight Rises, inspires his city to follow his example, he is being a force for good and justice. But how…
Caregiver, What Do You Need to Cross Off Your List?
This article is an excerpt from the book, We’re Stronger than We Look: Insights and Encouragement for the Caregiver’s Journey. Jill and David Brown lived full and healthy lives until…