Life

12 easy ways we can show our love for the unchurched
12 easy ways we can show our love for the unchurched

One of the most important tasks that Jesus has set every believer is to be a light to the world and salt upon the earth. Here are twelve ways we can do that.

What are the different stages of discipleship?
What are the different stages of discipleship?

God's commission to all is to go and make disciples where God has put us and to share the love of Christ to people around us. What does that process look like and how do we know which stage of the process people are in?

Why believing in the existence of God makes perfect sense
Why believing in the existence of God makes perfect sense

We think that God has left us with little to no evidence of His existence, but when you take a good look around you, there is so much evidence that points to the existence of God. God makes Himself more than available to all.

\'Iron sharpens iron\' – The importance of getting godly counsel
'Iron sharpens iron' – The importance of getting godly counsel

There is indeed great safety in a multitude of godly counselors.

3 ways to experience your worst life now
3 ways to experience your worst life now

Why don't we just live the life we're supposed to live: a life of holiness in Christ?

Jesus wants to set you free from unfruitfulness
Jesus wants to set you free from unfruitfulness

When we come to saving knowledge of Christ, it is a given that we are transformed into blessed and fruitful people. The power of Jesus' name does not bring a spirit of timidity or complacency, but one of purpose and action.

What is the most crippling mindset when it comes to seeing God move in our lives?
What is the most crippling mindset when it comes to seeing God move in our lives?

It has been said that to have Jesus in our lives means to have everything we need, and nothing could be more true because with Jesus in us, our faithful God will give us all we need to conquer in life.

Your failure does not cancel the victory in Christ
Your failure does not cancel the victory in Christ

Even when we are in Christ, we are never immune to failure and losing, but every setback that happens only becomes an avenue for God to bring about great comebacks.

Why the greatest commandment isn\'t necessarily a new commandment
Why the greatest commandment isn't necessarily a new commandment

God's commands are important in that they show us the heart and character of our loving God and the need for Jesus Christ to be our Savior.

Are you holding back on grace towards your kids?
Are you holding back on grace towards your kids?

Grace plays an important role in parenting, as important as discipline.

Why following Jesus will forever mean dependence towards Him
Why following Jesus will forever mean dependence towards Him

I don't think the day will ever come that we will become fully independent. Sure we can pay our own bills, face our own work problems, clean our own homes, but there are a hundred things that we cannot do without Jesus.

Does Jesus really want the glory?
Does Jesus really want the glory?

A skeptic friend once threw a question that really threw me off balance for a short while. He told me "God is so selfish because all He wants is glory."

What Psalm 127:3 teaches us about the privilege and blessing of being a parent
What Psalm 127:3 teaches us about the privilege and blessing of being a parent

Psalm 127:3 says it best when it describes children as a heritage and reward.

Can we really turn to God for help at all times?
Can we really turn to God for help at all times?

Can we truly trust God at all times? I think the question is not much about whether we can or cannot, but rather whether we will or will not.

Why grief can be a gift from God
Why grief can be a gift from God

We all have experienced a certain level of grief caused by loss whether of a loved one, a business gone bad or a pet.