I think most of us here know how to become a Christian. You know that to become a Christian, an encounter with Christ must take place, but so many do not know how to live the Christian life. Now, first of all, what is a Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian?…
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What We’ve Lost Does Not Outweigh What We Can Gain
Several years ago I caught myself in this slow fade where I was exclusively focused on my own pursuit of selfish gain. I worked 65 hours a week seeking after what my boss called “the lifestyle.” At the end of the day what was supposed to keep me motivated was advancing toward this lifestyle. What…
Sign Posts in a Strange Land
I believe calling to be integral to God’s mission in our world. It’s commonplace in our world to go through our entire lives waiting for circumstances to come to us, rather than pursuing them ourselves. And this is largely because we’ve ignored discerning God’s calling on our lives. We live in strange times. America is…
What’s Holiness? (Excerpt from Why Holiness Matters)
My book releases this Wednesday so I thought I’d pass along an excerpt from it. If you’re in Portland, come out to my book release party this Wednesday night (info here). I’ll be announcing a special offer for purchasing the book on Wednesday as well, so if you’re on the fence about spending the money,…
Are You Fully Alive?
I believe all of us are searching for significance in our lives. We all want to be known and know others. We all want to be loved and accepted. And on some level, we all want to make a difference with our lives. Everywhere I look I see people on the search for significance, coming…
Why Your Church Helps Your Holiness
From Tyler: Today’s post is from pastor and author Daniel Darling. Having written a book on holiness myself I spent a lot of time processing through the role church can play in our development as followers of Jesus. I think Daniel lends a much needed perspective in this post and I’m glad to share it…