Thomas Case was a 16th/17th century Puritan. I recently ran across something he wrote that encourages the regular practice of morning devotions. It is not small advantage to the holy life to “begin the day with God.” The saints are want to leave their hearts with Him over night, that they may find them with…
No one enjoys feeling trapped. When you feel trapped, you feel suffocated, pressed in, like there’s no way to escape. Many Christians live feeling like they are trapped in sin. While we experience the joy of Christ changing us through the power of the Spirit, there always seems to be certain sins from which each…
No one enjoys feeling trapped. When you feel trapped, you feel suffocated, pressed in, like there’s no way to escape. Many Christians live feeling like they are trapped in sin. While we experience the joy of Christ changing us through the power of the Spirit, there always seems to be certain sins from which each…
Photo by Emily Morter on Unsplash Each and every time I attend an event that the North American Mission Board facilitates they submit several questions to participants for the purpose of personal engagement. Too often we hear great content but fail to reflect and intentionally think how we can appropriate certain truths or principles into our lives. Questions…
Have you ever sat behind that person at the movie theater? Maybe they are tall and block a clear view of the screen. Or perhaps they cannot resist the urge to comment on the movie or reminisce about in what other movies this or that actress has been. But one way or another, they obstruct your…
What do you daydream about? Your idols are the things that, in reality, you most care about having, increasing, or keeping. What do you fear losing or can’t imagine living without? What do you pray about? Often, what we pray about most is a functional god in our life. What do you need in life…
What do you daydream about? Your idols are the things that, in reality, you most care about having, increasing, or keeping. What do you fear losing or can’t imagine living without? What do you pray about? Often, what we pray about most is a functional god in our life. What do you need in life…
When you’re bitter and refuse to forgive or exude an openness to forgive what do the Scriptures say about you? You are forgetting the size of the massive sin debt for which God forgave you. You are declaring that you do not need God’s forgiveness in your life. You are declaring that you do not…
Righteous anger… Reacts against actual sin as biblically defined (not in accordance to my opinions or preferences). Focuses on God and his concerns (not me and my concerns). Coexists with other godly qualities and expresses itself in godly ways (self-control, gentleness, love, etc.).
Greg McKeown in Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less discusses the often neglected discipline of sleep that I found interesting and wanted to pass on. The Performance Killer by Charles A. Czeisler (Professor of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School) explains how sleep deprivation undermines high performance. He likens sleep deficit to drinking too much alcohol, explaining that pulling…
Theology Along the Way 