Category Spiritual Markers

We instead of me

I’ve been doing Beth Moore’s discipleship study called Believing God the last few weeks. If you struggle at just that point – believing God – I highly recommend the material to you. Make sure to get the interactive workbook. You’ll…

Disappointed praise

I’ve been going through Beth Moore’s study Believing God, and the entry for day 5 of week 3 inspired this post. I should that think no praise is quite as lovely to God as that from a disappointed heart. For…

All in good time…

“Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” (John 5:7 NLT) Do you ever feel that way about your life? As you survey a land of instant billionaires (think Instagram), it’s easy to conclude that life favors the “someone else’s.”…

Finishing James

I concluded the last day of the Bible study of the book of James by Beth Moore this morning. It’s usually bittersweet. I love the structured and guided approach to studying and immersing myself in scripture. I’m also wondering where…

The Power of Love

I can’t title that without singing Huey Lewis’ song in my head. Or of thinking about Michael J. Fox in a denim jacket driving a Delorean. Be that as it may, neither are where the title of this post came…

Your status is your standard

James 1.19 says, “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.” This principle is exceptionally difficult to obey and internalize in a digital culture. Beth Moore…

Live like those who cannot die

I recently started Beth Moore’s new Bible study on James. James is the one of the half brothers of Jesus, and she begins her study looking at how that difficult familial relationship evolved from doubt to faith. We know from…