by Brian | Mar 12, 2014 | Spiritual Life
I saw this on another blog a little while ago and thought it was helpful. How do you go about talking to a friend who feels like they are doubting what they believe? Here’s some questions you might ask in order to help sort through confusing thoughts. 1. What...
by Brian | Feb 10, 2014 | Spiritual Life
It’s a common temptation Christians face. Some disappointment has hit your life, or some tragedy. Life has thrown you a curve or taken a turn you know you don’t want. You don’t like the prospect of moving forward under these circumstances, or you...
by Brian | Feb 6, 2014 | Spiritual Life
Still thinking through Christian friendship. A simple word search of all the “one another” passages in the New Testament is a great place to start getting at God’s thoughts on this subject. It yields some interesting results. For instance, in this...
by Brian | Feb 4, 2014 | Spiritual Life
I’m currently studying to teach a study on “Deepening Our Friendships.” It’s the topic Mike Focht gave me for Spirit Week here in the High School at Calvary Christian Academy, and I have to say, while I jumped at the chance, the topic is...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2014 | Spiritual Life
So I read this the other day (from The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung) and was a little shocked, just because it’s not the sort of thing you hear in a lot of Christian books these days. But of course, it’s true… The fact of the matter is, if...
by Brian | Jan 17, 2014 | Book Recommendations, Meditations, Spiritual Life
Richard Baxter was a minister in England in the seventeenth century. I’m slowly reading through his book The Godly Home, which was reprinted in that last couple years and updated some for modern readers. Basically, it is a remarkably up-to-date and relevant...
