Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
It’s no secret that a majority of Christians today are described as not reflecting the attitudes and actions of Jesus Christ. In fact, in this recent study done by Barna, only 14% of all Christians were described as being Christ-like. Where’s the disconnect? Why do we drop the ball on what we are instructed to […]
I met a man recently who changed my entire perspective on what it means to make a difference. When I met him, he was slow and gentle. He spoke of his three children and how he was incredibly proud of them. He had a small job full of frustrations that would bother any typical man. […]
As our society grows more and more complex, our ability to juggle it all deteriorates. We make choices as to which activity, passion, or pursuit we’ll entertain with our attention. And in the midst of this, we often push our faith to the margins of our life—to become something we do on the side, when […]
This is a guest post by Scott Savage. I thought forgiveness was a safe topic for us to discuss. Boy was I wrong. I can remember leading a series on the subject of forgiveness with college students several years ago when I was a seminary intern at my church. We had come to the end […]
This is a guest post by Paul Sohn. He started a faith that now has more than 2 billion followers and lasted 2,000 years. Jesus Christ epitomized the consummate servant leader. In fact, leadership guru Ken Blanchard said it best: “The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have […]
This is a guest post by Cole NeSmith. It’s easy for us to get wrapped up in thinking our lives are the center of the universe. We seem big in our own eyes. We feel busy. We feel important. We feel like the world should revolve around us. But when we really step back and […]
A truth that is so easy to forget is we are subconsciously shaped by the messages of our culture. And if our culture is naturally about self-centered pursuits, then deep down we struggle with selflessness somewhere in our spirit. Today, no one is entirely selfless. Only Jesus was perfectly selfless. Yet, that doesn’t mean we […]