Christian Life, Discipleship, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare
self loathing isn’t humility
Self-loathing and the shame that accompanies it are, in my opinion, one of the most crippling things in the…
May 10, 2019-
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Discipleship, Evangelism, Leadership, Spiritual Growth, Threshingfloor, Uncategorized, young adultsFive reasons your ministry must prioritize disciple-making
The article below is an excerpt from one of the resources that I get the honor of working through…
May 8, 2019 -
Christian Life, Faith, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual WarfareThings Faith Kills
Faith is an active, fearsome force – not a one time choice or mental assent to a set of…
May 1, 2019 -
1 Timothy, Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual WarfareFirst of all, pray
I’ve written before about how we’re living in the age of opinion, where the average person feels the need…
April 9, 2019 -
Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual WarfareWhy God makes most growth gradual
And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from…
April 1, 2019 -
Discipleship, Leadership, Spiritual Growth, Threshingfloormy personal key practices
Last year Threshingfloor formalized what we call our “key practices” – activities that we believe, when done consistently, will…
March 13, 2019 -
Christian Life, Faith, Spiritual Growth, Theologydoing what is true
I’m willing to bet that almost all of you who read this could quote John 3:16 by heart, or…
March 4, 2019 -
Christian Life, Relationships, Spiritual Growth, young adultsThe sin of distraction
A few weeks ago I finished reading the book Reclaiming Conversation: the power of talk in the digital age.…
February 15, 2019 -
Christian Life, Spiritual GrowthFasting: the hunger that feeds
We live in a culture where it’s expected that every craving be satisfied as quickly as possible. We want a faith that fits into our lives and doesn’t chafe against our creature comforts. Jesus won’t allow that, and fasting is one thing that quickly and effectively counteracts that culture of craving.
January 18, 2019 -
Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual WarfareReceive the grace you’ve been given
So you messed up again. You did what you’d sworn (for the dozenth time) you’d never do again, and you’re currently kicking yourself for your own stupidity. A slew of accusations are bouncing around in your head, reminding you of who you aren’t.
January 15, 2019