by Brian | Jul 2, 2014 | Growing Up, Spiritual Life, Twenties
A writer named Trevin Wax, who is 33, gives these pieces of advice for those of you in your twenties: Read beyond the requirements of college, church, or work. That’s right. Read. Feel free to enjoy video games, movie-watching, or other fun activities, but make sure...
by Brian | Jun 18, 2014 | Spiritual Life
During one of our Monday night studies a few weeks ago, we looked at the report of the beginning of Jesus’ preaching ministry recorded in Matthew 4:17. It reads like this: From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven...
by Brian | May 27, 2014 | Missions, Spiritual Life
Here are some great thoughts from Julianne Heilman’s blog: “No Christian, though the poorest and humblest, ever need despair of doing a noble work for God. He need never wait until he can obtain the co-operation of the multitude or the wealthy. Let him undertake...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2014 | Evangelism, Spiritual Life
The other day, in a conversation with a Muslim friend, a question popped into my head and I asked him–“What’s it like for you to be a Muslim?” It struck me, at the moment, as kind of odd, in that I don’t think I’d ever thought to...
by Brian | Mar 28, 2014 | Spiritual Life
More from William Still: I despair of some who come to our church and who read our literature, because what they hear and read is only one item of their spiritual diet. Indeed, they eat very little of anything but like children play with their food. That is why they...
by Brian | Mar 26, 2014 | Spiritual Life
I read this the other day (it’s by William Still), and found it insightful and challenging: “There are some who want their lives sorted out, even by Christ if he will be so kind, and by Christ’s minister, too. After all, that’s what he’s...