. . . till we all come . . . to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ . . . —Ephesians 4:13 Christianity is not a singular pursuit. There is no place for Lone Rangers. We are to act as a […]
Author: Nick
Spiritually Vigorous Saint
. . . that I may know Him . . . —Philippians 3:10 At the beginning of a Kairos Retreat we lead the participants in a meditation called “Know Yourself.” It’s an important exercise. The first step in knowing Christ is to know ourselves, our […]
The Spiritually Lazy Saint
Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together . . . —Hebrews 10:24-25 I missed the Men’s Meeting at church last night. I deeply regret that I couldn’t make it. Assembly with […]
Fully Rely On God
Joshua said to the people, ’You cannot serve the Lord . . .’ —Joshua 24:19 Joshua told the people that they could not serve the Lord, because they had served other Gods. We may not serve graven images, but when we rely on anything but […]
Will To Be Faithful
. . . choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve . . . —Joshua 24:15 This day whom have I decided to serve? We serve something. We may think we are Masters of our lives; but we serve something. There is a […]
All Efforts of Worth and Excellence are Difficult
Enter by the narrow gate . . . . Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life . . . —Matthew 7:13-14 I have a tendency to take the easy way. When I do that I know that I […]
Visions Become Reality
The parched ground shall become a pool . . . —Isaiah 35:7 Yesterday we discussed that planning is not really for the Christian, at least not planning without God. God has the plan, He conveys orders to us to guide us in the fulfillment of […]
Don’t Plan Without God
Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass —Psalm 37:5 Most of us spend way too much time planning. Since we don’t know what tomorrow holds, planning on our own is just guessing. It leads […]