Six GROWTH practices: Go, Read, Obey, Witness, Trust, Humble Yourself Humble Yourself Through Discipline During the Pandemic, I would drive by a house that had a yard announcing, “I Am A Health Care Hero.” What an odd thing to boast about. Real heroes don’t brag. Certainly, front-line health providers were heroes, especially in the earlier stages […]
Read MoreSix GROWTH practices: Go, Read, Obey, Witness, Trust, Humble Yourself Trust God in a New Venture Another phrase for Spiritual GROWTH is Spiritual Formation. My focus is on making the basics of such formation as practical as possible. One way is learning to trust God. Everyday life teaches lessons of trust for believers as they learn […]
Read MoreSix GROWTH practices: Go, Read, Obey, Witness, Trust, Humble Yourself Obey the Challenge to Deny Yourself Years as a chaplain in the Navy Reserves taught me the basics of military life. Fundamental is obedience to commands and also saluting the authority of superior officers. Growth is built into that structure. Either get promoted in a certain […]
Read MoreSix GROWTH practices: Go, Read, Obey, Witness, Trust, Humble Yourself Read God’s Word for You God’s Word comes in two forms. One is the familiar Bible of almost 800,000 words over about 1,000 pages. The other is the Word that was God expressing himself in creation and becoming flesh in Jesus. This Word is the creative […]
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