Jesus' prayer in John 17 speaks to many things, but a resounding theme is the unity of God's people: "protect them by the power of Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as we are one" (17:11) "My prayer is not that You take them out of the world …
What is Humility Like?
What is humility like? Humility is not thinking less of ourselves than we truly are. Humility is not like a weak, limp, and malnourished plant; a half-picture of what it is supposed to be. Neither is humility thinking more of ourselves than we truly are. Humility is not like a chihuahua seeing itself as a …
Procrastination
Procrastinating is the sort of thing you should put off doing. Do not give in to waiting to do something that needs to be done or you may find that, while waiting, the stress and worry of the eventual doing may compound like interest on a mortgage...just a lot faster. In the biblical book of …
What are some of your biggest challenges with your work?
In a couple of weeks, I am preaching about work and the sluggard in our series from Proverbs, "Words to Live By." One of the questions I have on my mind as I prepare is: what are some of your biggest challenges as a follower of Christ with your work?
Super Disciple
When I grew up, I was fascinated with comic books, particularly that super-hero who mixed everyday life with heroic deeds, Spider-Man. Spider-Man had spectacular traits: greater than average strength, the ability to cling to walls, his unearthly spider-sense, and web-shooters that he had developed with his own know-how. At the same time, he was an …
Matthew Erickson 