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)
Be the Change in the Conversation
It was an ordinary Friday night after small group at church. Everyone sprawled across the tables at Starbucks with their Frappuccinos and cold-brew lattes. Then one of the men in…
Single Christian Longing for More
I remember a time in my early forties when I discovered the importance of knowing and honoring the ought-to-be life. It was a sultry, summer evening, and I’d just come…
Learning to Listen
At the heart of Mentoring Communities is the art of listening: wholly and holy listening. The late, respected management guru Peter Drucker asserted that the first leadership competence is the…
God Sees Us When We Ugly-Cry
As I collapsed onto the cold kitchen floor, I began to cry—ugly cry. I was exhausted. In what felt like a blink of an eye, I went from mom of…
Eucatastrophe
We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.Romans 8:28 It may be the question that has been…
3 Reasons the World Needs Storytellers
We are in the grip of a virus that has locked down the entire world. In the U.S. we are reeling from violence, from racial inequality, and the feeling that…
Trusting God When It Doesn’t Make Sense
It is not easy to maintain a steadfast faith when circumstances become overpowering and inescapable. Such was the experience of Jane, a woman I met at a conference. With tears…
Waiting and Grieving with Honesty
My husband, Robb had been gone for maybe two weeks when my young boys and I packed up for a trip back to Ohio. I moved to Colorado in my…
How to Write Like a River
One of the biggest misconceptions about writers is that they sit around and think up Important Literary Things and that when they’re done, they sit down to spill out all…
Inviting Pain & Welcoming Grief
Grief requires us to acknowledge and surrender to our throbbing, it is easy to have contempt for this reality and deny its invitation into our lives. I would argue for…