What is the first thing you think of when someone mentions the word “boast?” Personally, I think of someone bragging or showing lots of visible pride in some talent or skill that they possess. Fortunately, the Bible has a lot to say about “boasting” and what this means for us if we’re really trying to…
The work of growing I have had multiple conversations lately in which people expressed the concern that they do not feel like they are “growing spiritually.” I have felt this same concern in my own life. Typically, this concern has lead to frustration and even doubt that God can work in and through me. The…
Is Jesus better than success? I’ve heard it said before that Christianity is just another empty promise to make people successful. You believe it will make you a good husband or father; wife or mother. You believe it will make you wealthy by receiving God’s blessings. You believe it will give you eternal riches in…
Is Jesus better than lust? This is my Father’s world, He shines in all that’s fair; In the rustling grass I hear him pass; He speaks to me everywhere. -Maltbie Babcock, 1901 We can so emphasize the necessity of setting our minds above that we effectively deny the goodness of God’s creation. -Joe Rigney, 2014…