One of the spiritual disciplines that I struggle with the most is fasting. Part of my struggle with fasting is inexperience with it, while another part of it is the challenge of actually denying myself. When I have fasted, I have found it to be a good experience many times, but other times just seeming …
Dashboard Confessions: The Lenten Art of Automobile Driving
The other day I had a breakthrough of sorts while driving in my car. Yes, in my car. And – I know this may sound a bit odd – it was a Lenten breakthrough. I was casually driving home from work. This was a miracle in itself because I am the sort of person who …
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Who is at the Center?
He must become greater; I must become less. - John 3:30 Not too long, I was giving a message about growing beyond ourselves by having Jesus at the center of our lives. John the Baptist has always been a striking example to me of what it means to have Jesus at the center and to …
Trusting
For many of us, our lives are filled with thoughts about the future. Because of the economic down-turn, many of us are asking questions about what’s next and what that means, whether for financial decisions, jobs or careers, or housing situation. The past few weeks, I’ve been pondering some familiar verses from the book of …
Set Free to Run
I run in the path of Your commands For You have set my heart free. - Psalm 119:32 Psalm 119 is one of those daunting pieces of Scripture that some people avoid. One-hundred seventy-six verses lovingly give attention to having our hearts set on God’s ways. The psalm is filled with urges by the writer …
Matthew Erickson 