Reflections
More formed thoughts on faith, family, and walking with God.
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Seek, Surrender, Be Sanctified
· Originally published at frcs.org
Introducing the devotional theme that has shaped how I think about walking with God.
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Testimony
I am a child of God.
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Abide in Christ
There is no difference between your business life and your spiritual life.
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My Reality in the Presence of God
Ten things I know to be true.
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The Roots
Scripture behind the ten points of My Reality in the Presence of God.
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Come to the Well
Worship over willpower. Saying yes to the Reality.
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Foreign, But Home
A reflection for those who walk the unseen road.
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Here I Am, Lord — Take All of Me
A cry from the altar, not of sacrifice, but of love.
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The Love Letter
· A parable
A parable about a woman who loved the words but never walked toward the One who wrote them.
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There Is a War Within Me
A cry from the battlefield of the heart.
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Born from Above
· Originally published at frcs.org
On launching kids into adulthood, Nicodemus, and the difference between performance and transformation.
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Paideia — The Atmosphere of Formation
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
On the invisible culture that shapes who we become, and how God redeems it.
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Talmid — The Shape of Discipleship
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
On what it means to follow so closely that the dust of the Rabbi covers your life.
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Teleios — The Aim of Maturity
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
On wholeness, not perfection — and what it means to become what we were created to be.
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Makarios — The Fruit of Flourishing
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
On the kind of blessedness that has nothing to do with circumstance.
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Ouai — The Honesty of Warning
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
On love that laments, truth that risks misunderstanding, and the courage to name what destroys.
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Qavah — The Entwined Life in God
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
On being bound to God like strands of a rope — and the posture that holds everything else together.
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Bringing It All Together
· From a series on the language of spiritual formation
Six ancient words that form a living language for the journey of faith.
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Life Is a Parable
· Originally published at frcs.org
On marriage as a shadow of heavenly realities, and the covenant love that points us to Christ.
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Christmas: A Song for Every Believer
· Originally published at frcs.org
Mary's Magnificat, the fear of the Lord, and the peace that comes from bowing to the true King.
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Esther and Qavah
"Pray like it depends on God, act like it depends on you" is not what Esther teaches.
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Your Kingdom Come
· Originally published at frcs.org
On patient waiting, Psalm 40, and how stillness transforms waiting into gratitude.
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Seek, Surrender, Be Sanctified — A Rhythm of Spiritual Formation
A reflection on the patterns of faith formation visible in Scripture, Christian history, and the lived experience of believers.