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Learning to be mature in self-boundaries is not easy. Many obstacles hinder our progress; however, God desires our maturity and self-control even more than we do. He’s on our team ...

To “explore the iceberg” is to look beneath the surface of our lives, identifying the hidden but powerful forces that shape the way we navigate choices and relationships. By acknowledging ...

Scripture has a lot to say about how we should treat each other. In fact, the New Testament contains nearly forty verses of relational instructions, all containing the telling phrase ...

Christians often have a warped way of looking at work. Unless someone is working “in the ministry,” they see his work as secular. However, this view of work distorts the ...

Jesus is _____.How would you fill in that blank? That question is at the heart of a campaign The City Church launched a couple of years ago with the goal ...

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings. — Abraham MaslowI sat in bed as my ...

God expects His boundaries to be respected. When He makes choices, or says no to us, that is His right, His freedom. If we are to have a real relationship ...

When I need to slow down and life gets crazy around me, I’ve found that one of the best ways to have quiet time is by engaging in the creative ...

I don’t see God standing before me in the shape of a man. I don’t hear His voice booming through the night, calling my name, or giving me exact directions. ...

In the Bible, God gives us revelations of Himself which lead us to worship, promises of salvation which stimulate our faith, and commandments expressing His will which demand our obedience. ...

Match Day came in March 1995. This is the day when residency programs announce who they are inviting to come join them. The whole match process is rather odd. At ...

“Mom, don’t freak out, but I’m leaving you in 36 days.”Yes, those were the exact words spoken to me by my five-year-old, soon-to-be kindergartener this morning. The countdown has been ...

Live from a deep assurance that you are fully loved, and you won’t find yourself begging others for scraps of love. Live loved.If you were to write the definition of ...

As a man of faith who spends most of his time traveling to churches, I have become more and more attuned to the irreplaceable value of prayer in one’s life. ...

If you didn’t grow up in a Christian subculture, this will probably make zero sense. But for those of you who did, do you remember Sunday Night Church?Listen. Any yahoo ...

He has sent me… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a ...