Category: Spiritual Formation

If you think community is an important part of healthy church life, and I hope you do, then small groups should also be important to you. They are...

I love studying theology. I teach a New Testament theology class at Talbot School of Theology, speak on theological issues at Summit Ministries,...

My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. With the mighty deeds of...

Por esto, mis amados hermanos, todo hombre sea pronto para oír, tardo para hablar, tardo para airarse; porque la ira del hombre no obra la...

The Gospels use multisensory language to reveal that Jesus’ teaching, ministry, and interactions with people engaged the senses. Talbot School of...

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in...

Esto, pues, digo y requiero en el Señor: que ya no andéis como los otros gentiles, que andan en la vanidad de su mente, teniendo el entendimiento...

We get information about the world from an array of sources. A little reflection makes this more or less impossible to avoid believing. We use our...

The four most important spiritual disciplines are: 1) scripture, 2) prayer, 3) church and 4) mission. No other spiritual disciplines rise to the...

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up...

Y él mismo constituyó a unos, apóstoles; a otros, profetas; a otros, evangelistas; a otros, pastores y maestros, a fin de perfeccionar a los...

My oldest turned fifteen a few months ago, and this summer he’s working through the California DMV’s approved online drivers education curriculum....

There has been a lot of talk recently about why kids leave the church. In the past few years, there have been important books on the subject by...

There are tension points all along the path of Christian spiritual formation, where Scripture seems to present opposing ideas to us. We don’t get...

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is...

Así que, hermanos, os ruego por las misericordias de Dios, que presentéis vuestros cuerpos en sacrificio vivo, santo, agradable a Dios, que es...

Sometime during my upper teen years, I read the journal of David Brainerd (1718-1747), and like so many people before me was deeply influenced by...

One difficult lesson I have learned in apologetics and evangelism is to identify the question beneath the question. To be honest, I have spent...

And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as...

Juntándose una gran multitud, y los que de cada ciudad venían a él, les dijo por parábola: « El sembrador salió a sembrar su semilla; y mientras...

I love having conversations with people who see the world differently than me. If we treat people with kindness, charity and show a genuine...

While working on the first draft of Knowledge for the Love of God, I didn’t have a contract. Idiosyncratically, I don’t like to sign a contract...

Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very...

Do you want to make a lasting impact in the lives of other people? What is the best strategy to do this? It's simple. Ask questions. That's what...

We live in an angry and divided culture. This is true for politics, ethical issues, religion, and even sports. As a result, many people fear...