What if you could do more than read the New Testament? What if you could H.E.A.R. it? Good news. You can. Robby Gallaty describes what it was like reading scripture when he first became a believer. Instead of using the H.E.A.R. method, he tried the O.P.R.A. technique: randomly opening the Bible, pointing to a passage, reading the verse, and applying it is his life. The result? Stunted … [Read more...]
Stay in the Fight, Because the War is Won
by Michael Kelley The Book of Joshua closes on a sobering note. The great military leader, Joshua, after finally marching into the Promised Land with the Israelites and doling out the land among the tribes, addressed his people and didn’t pull any punches when he did so: “You will not be able to worship Yahweh, because He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not remove your … [Read more...]
3 Practical Ways to Die Today
by Michael Kelley Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously once wrote that when Christ calls a man, He bids him to come and die. This is the way you follow Jesus – whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, educated or not. The road in following Jesus means the road of death to self, for this is what it means to call Jesus “Lord.” It means that we are choosing to give over our desires, our hopes, our … [Read more...]
We Need a Filter
by Tyler Quillet Growing up, I was known to not have much of a filter over my mouth. If it came to mind, it typically came out. Didn’t matter if it was inappropriate, offensive, or hurtful, I typically let it fly. I thought I was funny. I assumed it would just make people laugh. Quite frankly, I didn’t care what I said, who I said it to, or who it might hurt. My words wreaked a lot of havoc … [Read more...]
3 Spiritual Reasons to do Something You’re Not Good At
by Michael Kelley As I’m writing this, I’m just a few hours away from when I will lace up my tennis shoes and play a 5 on 5, full court basketball game. To be clear: I didn’t even make the junior high basketball team. I run a 40 yard dash in the neighborhood of 7 seconds flat, and my vertical leap is enough to touch almost every door frame in my house. Furthermore, I am not this team’s … [Read more...]