Freedom Christian Freedom, Following Jesus, Freedom, Relationship with Christ However, freedom for a Christian does not mean the absence of rules or laws to live by. Christian “rules” for living are summed up in… READ MORE
Trained For Godliness Following Jesus, Godliness, Sanctification, Transformation We want to be changed to follow God’s way of living. That transformation comes through being trained (discipled) in his ways. If you’ve ever… READ MORE
Reflection Of Christ Character, Christian Life, Disciples, Following Jesus, The Church If you look into a handheld mirror you will see your reflection. Your reflection is what the world sees (that’s why you look in… READ MORE
Build-A-Faith Belief, Christianity, Faith, Following Jesus, genuine Have you ever had been to a Build-A-Bear store? At these attractions throughout the United States, you can customize a teddy bear or other… READ MORE
Who’s On First Commandments, Context, Following Jesus, Knowing God, Ten Commandments In the classic skit “Who’s on First?” Abbot and Costello create a humorous situation between a peanut vendor and a baseball manager. The players… READ MORE
Christ-Like Empathy Christlikeness, Empathy, Following Jesus, Loving Others, Loving Our Neighbor Empathy is not impossible, but it is an exercise. Jesus expects us to be empathetic because he is empathetic. However, we have to learn… READ MORE
You Follow Me Calling, Challenge, Disciples, Discipleship, Following Jesus, Peter As a child did you ever try and deflect responsibility from yourself to another by asking, “What about So-and-so?” Do your children ever do… READ MORE
No Fear In Love Fear, Following Jesus, Grace Love is the result of the grace we’ve been given in Christ—yet we’re often motivated by fear. In an article in Psychology Today, Robert… READ MORE
Founder and Perfecter Encouragement, Faith, Following Jesus, Hebrews, Parenting Jesus is “the founder and perfecter of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). We may be able to understand this more in terms of a parent and… READ MORE
Know His Voice Dependence, Following Jesus, Knowing God, Sheep, Shepherd, Trusting God Consider the relationship between a herd of sheep and their shepherd. A shepherd guides, nourishes, and protects the sheep of his flock. The role of… READ MORE
Letting Go Following Jesus, Surrender, Trusting God Toward the end of the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones is hanging perilously over a cliff, with his dad holding on to… READ MORE
Eyes on the Prize Distracted, Distractions, Endurance, Focus, Following Jesus, Priorities, Prize, Race, Running The Race We fix our eyes on Jesus by doing the following: (1) Remembering Jesus; he has run and endured the most difficult race ever. (2)… READ MORE
On Track Christian Life, Direction, Faithfulness, Following Jesus, Path, Race, Run The Race, The Way In car races, even the smallest errors can cause the difference between being favored and winning or losing. In the 2018 Formula 1 season… READ MORE
When The Storms Come Following Jesus, Foundation, Luke 6, Obedience, Perseverance, Sand, Storms, Struggles, The Rock There is a parable many of us are familiar with in Luke 6, about two men who build houses for themselves. One builds on… READ MORE
I Make My Own Hours Christ, Following Jesus, Lord, Lordship, Luke 6, Obedience, Salvation, Submission Several years back, the satirical news site The Onion ran a fake story with the headline “‘I Make My Own Hours,’ Says Man about… READ MORE
Abandoning Comfort 1 John 3:1-3, 2 Peter 1:3, Abandoning Comfort, Following Christ, Following Jesus, Galatians 2:20, Give, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23-24, Matthew 16:24-25, Sacrifice, Serve, Take Up Your Cross In the 19th century, a Belgian priest named Father Damien left the comforts of home behind and moved to the Hawaiian island of Molokai… READ MORE
Picket-Fence Christianity Community, Discomfort, Dying to Self, Following Jesus, Galatians 2:20, Living for God, Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23, Mark 8:34, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 8:19-20, Religion McCracken writes, “Following Christ is not one’s golden ticket to a white-picket-fence American dream. It’s an invitation to die, to pick up a cross”… READ MORE
