If someone puts one more thing on my shoulders, I might collapse.Bestselling self-help book titles tell you that you’re brilliant, awesome, powerful—usually with an expletive thrown in, just to pound home the point. Do these affirmations feel accurate? Instead of blasting through projects and conquering the world, most of us feel like we&rsquo… Read more…
If someone puts one more thing on my shoulders, I might collapse.Bestselling self-help book titles tell you that you’re brilliant, awesome, powerful—usually with an expletive thrown in, just to pound home the point. Do these affirmations feel accurate? Instead of blasting through projects and conquering the world, most of us feel like we&rsquo… Read more…
Why can’t I control my anger? Or stop overeating? Or wasting time online?Why can't I seem to finish my projects? Or make progress in my spiritual life?Why do I fall for the same stupid temptations over and over again?When we fail, its easy to make excuses or blame our circumstances. But let’s face it: the biggest enemy is usually the one s… Read more…
“A needed corrective to self-indulgent Christianity.” Philip Yancey “A stirring challenge.” Lee Strobel “A strong antidote against a domesticated God.” Matthew Lee Anderson When was the last time you were overawed by God’s majesty? Have you ever stood in stunned silence at his holiness and power? In our shallow, self-centered age, things li… Read more…
“A needed corrective to self-indulgent Christianity.” Philip Yancey“A stirring challenge.” Lee Strobel“A strong antidote against a domesticated God.” Matthew Lee AndersonWhen was the last time you were overawed by God’s majesty? Have you ever stood in stunned silence at his holiness and power?In our shallow, self-cen… Read more…
Young people aren’t walking away from the church—they’re sprinting. According to a recent study by Ranier Research, 70 percent of youth leave church by the time they are 22 years old. Barna Group estimates that 80 percent of those reared in the church will be “disengaged” by the time they are 29 years old. Unlike earlier gene… Read more…