Saying What You Mean
Knowing what you mean and meaning what you say are the first steps in effective communication. Knowing what God means and says is the first step to effective communication with Him.
Knowing what you mean and meaning what you say are the first steps in effective communication. Knowing what God means and says is the first step to effective communication with Him.
You may not have thought about it before, but Christians have a lot more in common with soldiers than we might think.
Those who successfully wage war with silent heroism under relentless secular pressure—ah, they are the saints who know what it means to be melted.
This article is designed to create a better understanding of how to tame the gossip habit. For the next 30 days read the questions and allow them to spark deeper personal reflection and life change.
When Jesus gave His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5) He broadcast to a multitude. When He was on His way through Jericho (Luke 19) He encountered a crowd before finding Zacchaeus in a tree and proceeded to minister in his home. When Jesus met the woman at the well (John 4) He cared for her one-on-one. Jesus used different methods to minister effectively to different needs.
We all agree—life is difficult. Without warning, tragedy strikes and cuts our legs out from under us. It’s bad enough when such pain comes as the result of our wrongdoing. But how do we bear the pain of unjust suffering?
Jesus’ resurrection is God’s corrective lens. Like reading glasses, it helps us clearly see the truth about things that matter most.
When we encounter trials we tend to see them in a negative way. But Christians have the opportunity to view them in the biblical frame of God’s redemptive work.
My worship glorifies God when my focus shifts away from me to who He is and what He’s done. By meditating on what hymns teach me about God, I’m led to greater knowledge and appreciation of Him.
Great character, like massive roots, grows deep when water is sparse and winds are strong.