Fear or Love God? Or Both?

I’m intentionally slowly reworking through a 2-volume work by Jerry Bridges “The Pursuit of Holiness” and “The Practice of Godliness” . Currently Bridges is talking about fearing God is a balance that drives us to stand back in awe and yet also enter toward Him in love. He writes about this tension (TPOG; pp.19-20) … “It is…

What if I’m out of options?

Families and teens are under a tremendous amount of pressure. They live franticly, going from home to daycare to school to sports or various other activities, all the while trying to squeeze in a few moments of family time. If that were not enough some families add, rightfully so, spiritual training to their lifestyle. The…

What if I could save the world?

There is an inward yearning in all of us to influence others and have a life of significance. Everyone wants to be a hero to someone. God wants us to know that we do not have to have a cape and wear tights to do so. It is simply a matter of faith and obedience…