By Michael Kelley
Imagine with me a room. There is no wallpaper, no rugs, and nothing at all inside the room except for one solitary object placed in the middle of the floor. There is a plain white sheet covering this object. And as you enter into this room, you are instructed ...
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Spiritual Growth
Three Ways the Gospel Shapes Our Definition of “Success” –
By Michael Kelley
How do you measure success?
All of us, I think, have some internal barometer by which we measure ourselves. And we apply that measure to all different kinds of activities. We apply it to everything from our career to our families to our relationships all the ...
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Who Should Own Your Self-Development? –
By Brian Dodridge
“No one cares more about your personal development than you do.” —Jenni Catron
It is your responsibility to develop yourself. God created you a pretty spectacular person, but in all areas of life, we need to grow. Some of this growth will occur organically. But ...
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Why The Christian Struggle Is Real –
In North America, we have been trained to assume that if a process does not come easily to us, there must be something wrong. From the way we use technology, to the way we make shopping decisions, and even the way we learn and work, we often assume that struggle is bad. ...
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The Forgotten Jesus part 5: Recovering the Forgotten Jesus –
by Robby Galatty
Jesus was a Jewish man who was raised in a Jewish culture, reared by exceptionally devout Jewish parents, and lived according to the Jewish laws. He was circumcised on the eighth day of his life and was dedicated to the Lord. As he grew up, he regularly attended ...
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The Forgotten Jesus part 4: How We Really Learn the Bible –
by Robby Galatty
In years past, some churches may have wrongly judged a person’s spiritual maturity by how many services or Bible studies they attended. They might have selected deacons based on how often they showed up at church. Yet, as we all know, frequent church attendance ...
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