Few authors had as clear an understanding about the challenges of growing as a Christian as did Dallas Willard, and few books explain the process better than his 1988 classic, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives. There are a small number of books that should be read and reread over your […]
Jesus famously taught that loving God and loving our neighbor was the foundation of following God. It sounds shockingly simplistic. As we begin to try to love God and others though, we quickly realize that things that are simple are not always easy. To begin with we must face the question: “what is love?”. After […]
I know a great photographer. My family has used her on a couple of different occasions, and she is simply the best. Everyone who sees her pictures absolutely loves them. I would recommend her highly and will use her for all of our photographic needs. How much sense would it make though if I asked […]
As I have written often in this blog, communication is the lifeblood of relationships. That statement is not a new idea, but we often live as if we don’t believe it. Communication takes work. It’s a skill that has to be practiced and maintained. Samuel Johnson wrote about one component of good communication: “Advice […]
Many of us have heard about CEO of Gravity Payments Dan Price, implementing a plan to raise all of this employee’s salaries to $70,000 over the next three years. Price is personally bearing the weight of the pay hikes by dropping his salary from $1 million to the minimum $70,000. 1 The hope is that the […]
Trying to live the life that Jesus modeled and has called us to isn’t easy. It would be easier if we could be totally surrounded by others who are also trying to follow Jesus. The world we live in, however, plays by very different rules. One of the most dangerous temptations Christians fall into is […]
Teaching the Gospel doesn’t change lives, implementing the Gospel does. It seems like a small point, but many churches are struggling because they haven’t embraced this truth. As products of the Enlightenment, we have all been taught that education changes lives. It’s true that education is very important. In the realm of Christianity, or even […]