As I’ve developed my own style of writing, teaching, and counseling through the decades, I’ve taken the liberty to integrate much of the very best of what I’ve learned throughout life and have attempted to present it in this book in a manner that is meaningful, practical, and life changing. One final concept I would […]
A few weeks ago, when I was mindlessly surfing the internet just to pass some time, I ran across a very insightful article that seemed to shed light on the necessary uncomfortableness of our journey of growth. A great experiment in the desert called the “biodome” created a living environment for human, plant, and animal life. […]
I’ve sometimes felt that my journey of transformation has been like trying to turn the Titanic. Very intentional. Yet slow and methodical. More than three decades in fact. The beauty of being transformed by Christ into the likeness of Christ is that it’s all about the journey. There’s really not a destination – at least […]
The renewing of our souls will extend no further than our honest acknowledgement of our inner brokenness. PART 2 IN A SERIES The Poor Physical poverty has existed in varying degrees since the beginning of time. There have always been those without food, water, shelter, clothing, and countless other needs. But as troubling as this […]
God’s word empowers us and enables us to go all the way in our pursuit of Jesus. In the passage from Romans chapter 2, nonconformity to the world does not simply mean avoidance of worldly behaviors. If that were the case, Jesus would have been affirming the Pharisees as opposed to challenging them. Certainly, behavior […]
Shedding blood is a metaphor referring to the fact that without death, there is no forgiveness of sins. So, our true transformation – a profound change from the inside out – is made possible only through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Here are several important elements of this gift that God offers […]
Many reading this may have not spent much time in church, let alone reading the Bible. So, a sentence like this one surely makes absolutely no sense at all to you. And I respect that. It wasn’t until I was 22 years old that I opened a Bible for myself, and actually began to take […]
God has given us His Spirit who can and will empower us to overcome the battles within. But we must be willing to allow Him the authority to be in control of our emotions and behaviors, especially those surrounding the toxic shame and false beliefs we have internalized from childhood. This is the very nature […]
A Tale Of Two Seas In his article entitled the Tale of Two Seas, author and communicator John Vaughan provides a powerful metaphor to help us contemplate the condition of our hearts. “If you pull out the maps in the back of a Bible or online, and look at the Jordan River over Israel, you […]
What Is the Spirit? Our spirit is God’s life in us. It is our channel of communication with God through the Holy Spirit. It is what makes true worship of and communion with God possible. The spirit gives a “God-consciousness” to every believer. It translates the things of the Spirit of God for us as […]