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Sent vs. Called by God
I’ve been thinking recently about what it is to be sent vs. what it is to be called. A person…
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Separated from God
An excerpt from my journal. “Surrender is painful,” people say. Perhaps that is true. But nothing is as painful as…
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Jesus Comes All the Way
Last night, someone told me that I needed to move in order for God to move. “You have to meet…
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We Create Our Environment Around How We See God
Most of us have the privilege in life of creating an environment around ourselves. The environment where we have influence…
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Emotions and God
Did you know that it’s safe and even right to engage your emotions when you’re praying, worshiping, or just living…
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Good Qualities without Submission is Miserable
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Bible tells us to specifically clothe ourselves with certain virtues, qualities,…
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Obsessing over Holy Things vs. Jesus
I was thinking yesterday about how various people and organizations tend to set up one or more Christian practices, commands,…
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All About Samaria
The other day, I realized that the maps in the back of the Bibles I typically use don’t bother to…
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Surrender Isn’t Giving Up
The more I intentionally walk out surrender in this Christian life, the more I realize that surrender isn’t really about…
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Faithfulness and Purity
If we read through the Gospels – and really, through the entire Bible – we see that faithfulness is an…
