Tune Your Rule of Life for Summer

As wonderful—or challenging—as summer can be, for many people summer is at least one thing: different. How will you tune your rule of life to be intentional about prayer, community, and mission this summer?

How to Facilitate a Spirit-Filled Discussion (Part 1)

As a facilitator of a small group, you play a really important role. You are the instigator of a lively, edifying, spirit-filled conversation around the most important words ever written down—God’s word in Sacred Scripture.

Why Is Change So Hard?

It’s January. Cue the articles, memes, advertisements and posts on New Year’s resolutions and how to do better this year. And for good reason.

Naked Without Shame

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Sometimes, it’s easy for me to go to confession. I’m not that embarrassed to confess anything on my conscience. I do my best to be vulnerable and honest in my examination. I am direct and concise in naming my failures to love God and others—at least those that I am aware of.

What is a Rule of Life?

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In recent years, many Christians, especially evangelical Protestants, have discovered the power and beauty of living according to a prayerfully chosen “rule of life”

Why I Keep Coaching Little League

It’s baseball season. And I’ve got one kid left who plays Little League. Gabe is ten years old and loves baseball (along with almost every other sport he’s ever tried).