Tim Challies writes about the story of Paul Miller a man who got paid to stay offline for a whole year. It is fascinating to see that Paul Miller’s life did not become incredibly better in the absence of technological stimulation. As a… Read More
The Indicative versus the Imperative
Last week in our Connections class study of Ephesians we reached chapter four of Paul’s letter. This chapter is a transition in the book. Paul moves from primarily telling people what is true to telling people, in light of what… Read More
“How Do I Mature As A Christian?”
I have been a pastor now for over 20 years and have regularly counsel Christians who struggle to find balance and perspective regarding how salvation (my trusting in Christ for forgiveness of sin and the basis of my relationships with… Read More
Community: Our Spiritual Habitat, Part II
In Part 2, we will consider the most difficult aspect of building and maintaining community, church discipline. If we are to develop true community it must be on the basis of what Jesus has told us to do. Community never… Read More
Community: Our Spiritual Habitat, Part I
True community never occurs in a vacuum. There are qualities in the development of community that must be present or we will never go deeper than spiritual talking points. Today we will consider two of the qualities necessary for connecting… Read More