ESSAYS AND BLOGS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PURSUE SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL DISCIPLINE.
The Three Levels Of Spiritual Thinking
Jesus demonstrated that he could think spiritually at three levels. Can you?
Clearing The Bramble From The First Debate
September 30, 2020 As I was trying to make sense of last night's first presidential debate (to call it a playground brawl would be an insult to playground brawls everywhere), I thought of this article [...]
If You Know Somebody, I’d Love To Meet Him
Every pastor would love to meet this guy.
Climate Change…or God-Change? Why Is Our Nation Suffering So?
Here's a question someone asked based on the teaching “Defiant Praise” from September 13, 2020: You mentioned that things like Covid-19 and the western wildfires are signs of God shaking our nation, and that the [...]
Is There A Leader Within You To Develop?
“Everything rises and falls on leadership.” So says pastor/speaker/writer John Maxwell in the opening paragraphs of his book Developing The Leader Within You – 2.0, our Book-of-the-Quarter this summer at Bridgeway. Invariably, the health of [...]
Go Parakaleo Someone Right In The Choppers
Encourage one another daily, Scripture says. But how do we do it? Here are some pointers.
A Preview Of Coming Attractions
Four unconnected events in the past two weeks have given followers of Christ a glimpse through the doorway at what living out their faith in America will look like in a very short time, barring [...]
I Didn’t Have To Have That Talk With My Daughter
Lessons I've learned about race as a white pastor in America.
It’s Not Easy Being Gray
It's Not Easy Being Gray How do we Christians live at peace with one another when we have differences of opinion about things? I’m not talking about fighting, or having a brouhaha (I love that [...]
The Psalms: God’s Original Songs In The Key Of Life
If you want to dive deeper in your faith, then plunge into the book of Psalms.
Coming Down With Apocalyptic Fever?
With the world in so much turmoil today, there’s a lot of “apocalyptic fever” spreading. Most every Bible-believing Christian is at least loosely aware that there are many Scriptural signs of Christ’s second coming being [...]
Is There Hope To Be Found? Yes! says Jesus Christ (and Winston Churchill)
Is There Hope To Be Found? Yes! says Jesus Christ (and Winston Churchill) “[We are] born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” ~ 1 Peter 1:3 [...]