Spiritual Growth

  Last week my family and I celebrated the Fourth of July at a cookout with my wife’s parents. We had already spent a couple lazy hours at our local pool with our three kiddos, and next up on the agenda was hanging out at Grandpa and Grandma’s pla …

I’ve mentioned before how much I love looking at quotes on Pinterest. Well, I found one the other day that resonated with me and my approach to dating: “We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfect …

This may not be the right topic for an online blog in which commenting is welcomed. But I’m doing it anyway. I’m a rebel like that. Back in 2005, I helped start a webzine for college students. One of its features was a forum where our readers could res …

If I’m honest, there’s not a whole of things that I’ve failed at in my life. I mean, not really. Sure, there were tests in school I didn’t ace and sports games where my team didn’t win, but in terms of really major screw-ups, I can’t point to much in m …

If you’ve been a Christian for any time at all, you’ve likely heard some teaching (in church, at a retreat) about God’s loving character. But when the service ends or when we come back down the mountain from the retreat center into what we colloquially …

I came across a quote on Pinterest the other day that is unfortunately all too true and relevant for society today: “Stop the glorification of busy.” In college, there was always an unofficial contest to see who got the least amount of sleep at night. …

I do believe there is a place we can go to learn how God would have us pray. I believe our prayers should be heavily inundated with the Word of God.

My sister-in-law elbowed me during church last Sunday because our pastor’s sermon on Philippians 4 could have been written just for me. Among other things, the topic was about being content with where God has us whether that is geographically, financia …