You really want to follow Jesus? You want to gain life with him through the resurrection? You first must join him at the uncomfortable cross!
All by Phil McKinney II
Love Requires Vulnerability
Hate is about controlling others, while love is about becoming vulnerable to them. Vulnerability opens us up to suffering because people will inevitably hurt us.
You Are Loved
I now know (with all my heart) that I am deeply loved. Not because I have minimized my sin and helped others manage theirs, but simply because I exist.
Led by the Word
We must desire to feast on God’s living word daily so that we can truly find nourishment and growth. Without it, we will surely die of malnutrition.
Got Peace?
Peace is not the absence of conflict; it’s living in the presence of God in a restored relationship with him through Jesus Christ.
Priest or Pawn?
As I’ve read these posts, tweets, and blogs, I have asked myself several questions about how I am speaking through social media.
Are You More Loving?
When we love like Jesus loved, then we show all humankind that we are disciples of Jesus.
From Despair to Hope
The world often makes us feel hopeless. But God gives us a different message in the midst of despair: hope.
What Are You Becoming?
If we are not any different today than we were when we committed ourselves to Christ, then chances are we have not been growing.
Pursuing Holiness Over Happiness
We must understand that happiness is something we experience as we choose to pursue holiness.
Seeking Awareness of God’s Presence
One of the marks of spiritual growth is a constant sense of God’s abiding presence through the good and the bad in our lives.
Striking Rocks: Losing Sight of God
The moral of the story is to be wary of striking rocks as leaders of God’s people. We need to steer away from the temptation to make what we do about ourselves.
The Melody of Our Hearts: Praying the Psalms
The Psalms teach us to battle with God, praise God, thank God, scream at God, and feel with God.
Running on Fumes: Soul Care for Spiritual Leaders
Too often spiritual leaders spend so much time helping others that they neglect their own spiritual growth and renewal.