Adjusting Our Perspective
It’s been said that in many ways, life is what we make it. All of us face problems and trials at times, and normal life involves a mixture of bad… Read More »Adjusting Our Perspective
GROWING SPIRITUALLY (ALL)
Main category for Spiritual Growth blogs.
The Ultimate Gift for Christmas
This Christmas, I know the exact gift I would like to give you. But I can’t. It is the best gift you could possibly get, and it has great value.… Read More »The Ultimate Gift for Christmas
How to Find Your Life Calling: Part 1
Listen to the 5-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Around New Year’s, or any time, does this sound familiar? “OK, this is the year, this time you mean… Read More »How to Find Your Life Calling: Part 1
Charting a Personal Path for Spiritual Growth
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version God is meant to be the primary focus of our lives. Is it that way for you? Everyone’s spiritual journey is different. But there… Read More »Charting a Personal Path for Spiritual Growth
Was God There?
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute video I used to wonder: was God there only later in my life, or was he there before and I didn’t… Read More »Was God There?
Finding the Blessings
I’ve seen this coming for a couple of years now. In fact, I’ve enjoyed a running joke with God, something like: “You’re not going to make this easy, are you?”… Read More »Finding the Blessings
How to Grow Closer to God
Maybe you rarely think about God. Perhaps you aren’t sure—deep down, in the dark times—he is there. Or, you believe there must be a God, but you can’t imagine he… Read More »How to Grow Closer to God
What We Can Learn From Millennials
As we climbed the steps, we were drawn in by the energy and the smiles of twenty-somethings genuinely glad to be exactly where they now were. The older, borrowed building… Read More »What We Can Learn From Millennials
How God Speaks Through Us
I was startled when my four-year old crept into our darkened room. I glanced at the bedside clock—3:00 AM—and was concerned . He never did that. He said he had… Read More »How God Speaks Through Us
The Paradox of Surrender
I had gone back and forth about coming, but somehow found myself driving the crowded van toward Jacksonville. We were running late, so most of the crowd was already in… Read More »The Paradox of Surrender