Jesus’ prayer in John 17:14–19 illustrates the Christian calling to live as distinct yet engaged participants in the world. Sanctification through God’s Word shapes believers’ lives, influencing their relationships and households. While facing accusations of hypocrisy, genuine Christian transformation highlights a pursuit of faithfulness and integrity, reflecting God’s design for flourishing in everyday life.
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Walking as Jesus Walked
John encourages believers to avoid sin through a relationship with Christ, who serves as their advocate. Walking as Jesus did involves patterning one’s life after His character and commands. While believers may stumble, the focus should be on sincere direction toward Christlikeness, leading to inner peace and joy through obedience and reliance on God’s wisdom.
Deceptive Compassion
Overcome “Deceptive Compassion” by moving away from imaginary feel-good benevolence and towards genuine Christian charity with those in your community.
Enemies Into Brothers and Sisters
What can turn enemies into brothers and sisters? Only Christ.
With by Skye Jethani – Book Review
Skye Jethani’s “With” offers a transformative framework, contrasting deficient postures toward God with the desired relational dynamic, “Life With God,” which emphasizes communion, trust, and love over transactional or performance-based approaches.
The Future is Local
The Problem If you haven’t read Jonathan Haidt’s excellent book, The Anxious Generation, I highly recommend it. I reviewed it last year, here. This book and the research behind it have helped lead the charge to make some significant changes in society to help with the growing mental health crisis in our world. The basicContinue reading “The Future is Local”
Cracking the Relational Algorithm
In “The Accountant 2,” Ben Affleck’s character Christian Wolff attempts to navigate dating like a puzzle, leveraging data analysis to manipulate outcomes. However, his approach fails to foster genuine connections. The narrative contrasts his method with biblical principles of love, emphasizing that true relationships thrive on grace, humility, and selflessness rather than strategy.
The Desire to be on the Inside
The pursuit of belonging in exclusive social circles, termed “inner rings,” often leads to self-deception and compromise. C.S. Lewis warns that these groups are more about exclusion than genuine connection. Instead of chasing status, individuals should focus on developing real skills and authentic relationships, cultivating true belonging and enlightenment through genuine efforts.
Taming the Tongue
Few things are more destructive that a tongue let loose to speak freely without the taming of Christian character. Be warned, Christian! You are at risk.
How to Have a Good Day
A few months ago, I came across this short video. I’m the wrong generation to know who Forrest Frank is or to recognize his music, but I appreciated the simplicity of the encouragement in this video. We’ve all been there, dragging through a difficult day or time in need of someone to give us aContinue reading “How to Have a Good Day”
Seeing God 