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How Technology Can Support Your Discipleship
Despite the positive influences of technology on our lives, we don’t often see those gains carried over into our discipleship. But technology can support your discipleship. Here’s how.
The Spiritual Weariness We Create
Often we tell ourselves that being busy is good. But is our busyness and the consequences of that really how we should live before God? Shar Walker leads us to see the impact of our self-importance in our busyness and our need for God’s grace.
How Holy Noticing Improves Relationships
A part of our brain activates when we’re thinking about ourselves or what others think of us. When that happens, we aren’t truly present for others. But holy noticing can help.
Is God Kind?
Many of us admit that we wrestle with God’s goodness in seasons of trial. But what if instead of question his goodness, we’re really questioning God’s kindness?
The Parable of the Sower and the Power of the Seed
The parable of the sower serves as a lens for life. It helps us diagnose the kind of heart in us. But to understand how the good soil becomes ours in Christ, we need the rest of the story.
Want to Help Your Grieving Friend? Learn Lament
In order to walk with a friend through the long and complicated journey of grief, you need to discover biblical lament and the grace it can provide.
The Secret Discipleship Tool You Already Have
Do you feel a little left out because life keeps you from being directly involved in the command to make disciples? Even if you’re stuck on the sidelines, you have a secret discipleship tool at your disposal.
Cultivate a Christ-Flooded Field of Vision
When our vision is obstructed by the distractions, we need to change our field of vision. We must fix our eyes on Christ, and as we gaze on him, he will dominate our field of vision and we’ll be strengthened by what we see.
Starting Gospel Conversations with Cultural Christians
At the outset, the Cultural Christian usually believes the only difference between you and him is that you are just a little more “into” Christianity and perhaps extreme. So where is one to begin in conversation?
When You Feel Like a Disciple-Making Failure
What should you do when someone you have been discipling is not bearing fruit? What do you do when they walk away? Does that make you a failure?
In Praise of the Plateaued Church
We pray for more, because we think more, bigger, and louder will bring us closer to where God wants us to be. But what if “more” actually hinders our ability to draw near to him?
How St. Augustine Helps You Make Sense of Your Twenties
Many of us spend our twenties looking for rest, but Jesus is inviting you to spend your twenties living from rest. That’s the good news, the gospel.