Spiritual Disciplines and News Stories, Part Two In the last post, I reflected on how not to respond to the news as the world does and...

Spiritual Disciplines and News Stories, Part One The common expression “can't live with it and can't live without it” often describes the...

Throughout the 1960s-1980s, many public service announcements used the phrase: "It's 10 PM. Do you know where your children are?” Local...

How Your Private Devotional Life Should Have Public Results Part 2 of 2 Branching Out Toward Others Your spiritual disciplines are deeply...

Part One: Grounding Your Devotional Life in God The means of grace, like Bible reading, meditation, and prayer, are inherently...

Susannah Spurgeon’s Creative Encouragement Susannah Spurgeon died in 1903, faithful to Christ until the end, just as she had been...

Light the Fires of Meditative Passion for God! Part 2 In the previous post, we considered the burning and hellish thoughts that can harm...

Part 1 - Don't Kindle that Fire! Francine Hughes burned her husband to death on their bed after enduring years of horrific domestic...

What are the most important private ways of seeking God? Because the spiritual disciplines are indispensable for Christian growth in...

Why Bargaining in Prayer Belittles God’s Independence! Don’t bargain with God in prayer! It is a bad deal! It is driven by a flawed view...

Part 1! Why Bargaining in Prayer Belittles God’s Love! Believer, do you bargain with God? God wants you to ask, seek, and knock (Matthew...

Making Your Devotions Portable Ah, “Just have one for the road!” That kind of advice, terrible for one who might drive home drunk, is...

The Folly of Thinking about the Future before Future Grace! Premature is not a positive word in our culture. One cannot think of any...

Word association games are fun! What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the word “music!” Almost always, you do not...

Cooling Your Hot Takes! January 16, 2024 Too Fast to Handle! You can hardly help it. Almost no one is so mature and godly that their...

The Rewards of Recapitulation Repeating yourself is not usually a good idea. Children on a trip will inevitably and inexhaustibly ask...

January 2, 2024 According to the National Weather Service, "If your hair stands on end, lightning is about to strike you."1 This physical...