Personal Development
Bible Mystery and the Wonder of Scripture

Bible Mystery and the Wonder of Scripture

Bible Mystery Invites Us Beyond Easy Answers When my wife and I are enjoying a television series together, I’m simply trying to let myself be hypnotized by the story; it’s one of the few times in my life when I like experiencing in the concrete instead of analyzing in...

Listening Skills That Transform Relationships

Listening Skills That Transform Relationships

Why Listening Skills Matter More Than We Think FIFTY PERCENT IS FAILING If you think about it, listening skills account for at least 50 percent of your conversation, because they require you to be in tune to the information and communication that’s being transmitted...

Pursuing Holiness and Intimacy With Jesus

Pursuing Holiness and Intimacy With Jesus

Pursuing Holiness Means Living in His Presence In my sixty- six years of being a citizen of the USA, I’ve been under the leadership of eleven presidents. I’ve been under their authority; their decisions have affected my life and shaped my community’s way of living....

Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Learning About Faith I’m three years old, sitting on the stairs at my aunt’s house during a family gathering. I’ve just said something funny, and my aunt takes out her camcorder to have me say it again. “Tell me what you said again, Kristen. Where...

Love Languages Strengthen Relationships

Love Languages Strengthen Relationships

Love Languages Go Beyond a Single Expression of Love The 5 Love Languages explains how everyone has a primary love language, one that resonates most deeply. But it’s rarely the only way that person feels loved. A secondary love language can be incredibly important,...

Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life

Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life

A Rule of Life Helps Christians Grow Intentionally Last spring, my kids and I planted a garden. We’re novice gardeners, but we like getting our hands dirty and we aspire to eat more vegetables. So, in great hope, we planted lettuce, kale, squash, and a variety of...

Let Go of Control and Trust God’s Timing

Let Go of Control and Trust God’s Timing

Why Christians Must Let Go of Control The stars are always brighter when you drive up into the Rocky Mountains. But one night during the first week of my final year in college, I didn’t make the drive joyfully. I was frustrated. I was an intern at a ministry called...

Mature Leaders Are Disciples First

Mature Leaders Are Disciples First

Leadership Requires Maturity in Christian Leadership We are in desperate need of leaders who are maturing. We are in desperate need of leaders who are even more fruitful. But what does being fruitful as a leader mean? Leadership Requires Maturity Beyond Church Growth...

Studying Scripture Together

Studying Scripture Together

Studying Scripture Together Through Biblical Culture Biblical Culture Shock and the Importance of Studying Scripture in Community (1232 words) When I attended seminary, I was given a wonderful opportunity to visit Israel. This life-changing experience impacted me on...

Biblical View of Work and Our Identity as Royalty

Biblical View of Work and Our Identity as Royalty

Kings and Queens From the beginning of the story, God has been looking for partners. The imagery of humanity’s relationship to God is not of puppets on a string, with God up in heaven playing around. Rather, it’s of partners, God’s representatives on earth, kings and...

Bible Mystery and the Wonder of Scripture

Bible Mystery and the Wonder of Scripture

Bible Mystery Invites Us Beyond Easy Answers When my wife and I are enjoying a television series together, I’m simply trying to let myself be hypnotized by the story; it’s one of the few times in my life when I like experiencing in the concrete instead of analyzing in...

Listening Skills That Transform Relationships

Listening Skills That Transform Relationships

Why Listening Skills Matter More Than We Think FIFTY PERCENT IS FAILING If you think about it, listening skills account for at least 50 percent of your conversation, because they require you to be in tune to the information and communication that’s being transmitted...

Pursuing Holiness and Intimacy With Jesus

Pursuing Holiness and Intimacy With Jesus

Pursuing Holiness Means Living in His Presence In my sixty- six years of being a citizen of the USA, I’ve been under the leadership of eleven presidents. I’ve been under their authority; their decisions have affected my life and shaped my community’s way of living....

Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Learning About Faith I’m three years old, sitting on the stairs at my aunt’s house during a family gathering. I’ve just said something funny, and my aunt takes out her camcorder to have me say it again. “Tell me what you said again, Kristen. Where...

Love Languages Strengthen Relationships

Love Languages Strengthen Relationships

Love Languages Go Beyond a Single Expression of Love The 5 Love Languages explains how everyone has a primary love language, one that resonates most deeply. But it’s rarely the only way that person feels loved. A secondary love language can be incredibly important,...

Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life

Why Every Christian Needs a Rule of Life

A Rule of Life Helps Christians Grow Intentionally Last spring, my kids and I planted a garden. We’re novice gardeners, but we like getting our hands dirty and we aspire to eat more vegetables. So, in great hope, we planted lettuce, kale, squash, and a variety of...

Let Go of Control and Trust God’s Timing

Let Go of Control and Trust God’s Timing

Why Christians Must Let Go of Control The stars are always brighter when you drive up into the Rocky Mountains. But one night during the first week of my final year in college, I didn’t make the drive joyfully. I was frustrated. I was an intern at a ministry called...

Mature Leaders Are Disciples First

Mature Leaders Are Disciples First

Leadership Requires Maturity in Christian Leadership We are in desperate need of leaders who are maturing. We are in desperate need of leaders who are even more fruitful. But what does being fruitful as a leader mean? Leadership Requires Maturity Beyond Church Growth...

Studying Scripture Together

Studying Scripture Together

Studying Scripture Together Through Biblical Culture Biblical Culture Shock and the Importance of Studying Scripture in Community (1232 words) When I attended seminary, I was given a wonderful opportunity to visit Israel. This life-changing experience impacted me on...

Biblical View of Work and Our Identity as Royalty

Biblical View of Work and Our Identity as Royalty

Kings and Queens From the beginning of the story, God has been looking for partners. The imagery of humanity’s relationship to God is not of puppets on a string, with God up in heaven playing around. Rather, it’s of partners, God’s representatives on earth, kings and...

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