The men and women we help spiritually will inevitably learn standards for living through what they see in us. Jesus saw to it that his disciples learned his way of living with God and man. He recognized that it was …
Many of us know the feeling: Our world seems to be falling apart. Familiar sources of security crumble to dust. Long-enjoyed relationships suddenly evaporate. Assumptions which underlie our daily confidence turn hollow and false. David experienced such a time when …
We get caught up in so many conversations that truthfully don’t really matter. Discussions about topics that in the moment seem urgent yet days, even hours later, appear trivial, fleeting. The other day, while visiting with a friend, they made …
God invites us to live with him—an invitation David accepted seriously, as he expressed in Psalm Twenty-seven. Let’s focus particularly on verse four: One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the …
Simba is a “lost” lion. If you haven’t seen the Disney film about a lion who has lost track of who he really is, go find it, stream it, download it, whatever—and watch it. Simba is a lion cub, the …
Good follow-up includes meeting a new Christian’s many needs, and helping him learn to meet his needs on his own. A new Christian needs personal, individual attention. Your example in living for Christ will set the pace for the new …
Mary Magdalene woke up early Sunday morning and made her way to the tomb. Finding it empty, she asked the angels what they had done with Jesus. Turning around with tears in her eyes, she mistook Jesus for the gardener, …
Pain resonates deeply. Any movement that successfully reduces suffering becomes immediately relevant. With the behaviors of men at the center of so much suffering, a movement of men who are dangerous with goodness is both the sign of the Kingdom …
He sees you not as just another neighbor or co-worker. He has heard you acknowledge a strong belief in Jesus Christ as someone real and special to you. And he wonders. Spiritual questions and yearnings were rising inside him even …
You’ve tried over and over, but that one injury seems impossible to forgive. How can you let go of it? You are stupid and you’ll never make it!” My father’s biting words tore at my heart. At nineteen, I was …