What do you do in seasons of spiritual dryness? If you’re like most, you are going to experience seasons when time with the Lord doesn’t feel as rich and satisfying as it always has been. The easy solution might be to just tell you to not listen to your emotions and simply push through. “Reading …
“It’s 10:02 am. Will you pray with me?” That’s what a friend of mine said to me in the lobby of the hotel not 2 minutes after I ran into him at a recent conference. I was a bit caught off guard, “Uh, pray now?” “It’s 10:02 am, for Luke 10:2. Let’s pray for laborers,” …
Have you come across many end-of-the-year book lists yet? This is the month when so many people post all the great books they read this year and you feel bad about your lack of reading. I don’t want to make you feel bad about what you haven’t read. Who needs a list of books you …
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How do you measure spiritual maturity? The command Jesus has given us is to make disciples. Jesus gave believers within His Church various roles to build up His body so that it would be unified and mature (Ephesians 4:11-16). But what is spiritual maturity? How do you measure it? In the past, I’ve always asked …
What’s the longest you’ve ever spent praying at one time? If you’re like me, long periods of prayer do not come naturally. I’m much more inclined to spend time reading or studying than praying. On top of that, with work, kids, phones, entertainment, and activities, even the opportunities for quiet moments with the Lord are …
So you’re stuck in Quarantine, now what? Can you still grow spiritually? Does God have anything to say about how you should spend your time? Ephesians 5:15-16 says, “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” When I found out I tested …
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