Spiritual Formation

Hear O Israel, the Lord our God. The Lord is One. Love the Lord your...

One distinctive of the missional movement is the emphasis on fully inhabiting the community in...

I am of Paul. I am of Apollos. I am of John Piper or Jim...

In 99 days, this painful, divisive election will be history. Who will we as followers...

Does it seems as though civil discourse is on the endangered species list? When discussion is...

The Fourth Commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy”, tends to invite legalism,...

When I was a kid, I was in a giant hurry to be a grown-up....

Remember these?             The quintessential 90's Christian accessories, the WWJD...

When I was a kid, I knew Christmas as the otherDecember celebration. I spent most of...

I wish I could give a copy of Michael J. Klassen's Strange Fire, Holy Fire:...

If you have suffered a loss or have a fractured family, holidays like Thanksgiving can...

Pope Francis stated we may already be in a "piecemeal World War III" after last...

I've been blogging for almost ten years, and I've shared pieces of my own good,...

Thoughtful interviewer Martha Manikas-Foster posted the interviews she did with author and Liberty University professor...

I wish more Christians would take an interest in learning the Jewish foundations of their...

I've been pondering the words of Deuteronomy 6:4-9, along with Jesus' words in Matthew 22:36-40 emphasizing...

The language of "seasons" in our lives is a familiar and useful, if tired, metaphor....

How do you spend your social capital in your church? Have you ever stopped to...

It's the day after a holiday weekend, and I check in on Facebook. I scroll...

A book by a Catholic priest who journeyed to Tanzania to bring the gospel to...

When my husband came to faith in Jesus, he got the idea that really good...

At church the Sunday prior to Ash Wednesday, the Rector told us that this would...

The latest "I once was 'found', then I headed for the exit door" tale making...

How can the church better nurture spiritual growth for those in the second half of...

To The Good People Of Mitford, NC - You may be classified as fictional characters...

He told them a story. Then he told them another one. "The kingdom of heaven...

This quarter at Northern Seminary, I took a class for which I had low enthusiasm...

"How are you doing?" There's a lot of different ways in which those words can...

In military terms, a retreat is the decision for an army to withdraw because they're...

If you attended a church service this weekend, you may have been sitting in a...