Category: Spiritual Formation

I have the privilege of teaching genre-based biblical interpretation at 51����. Here's something I put together that integrates biblical principles...

“Grief never ends...but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness or a lack of faith...It is the price of...

“El duelo nunca termina. Es un pasaje, no un lugar donde quedarse. El dolor no es un signo de debilidad, ni una falta de fe... Es el precio del...

“All teaching is either about things or signs; but things are learned about through signs.” Augustine In The Silver Chair, Jill Pole is with Aslan...

I went to seminary to be great. I’m sure there was something well-meaning in it, and I’m sure that there was a genuine call on my life to take that...

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some...

Pero los once discípulos se fueron a Galilea, al monte donde Jesús les había ordenado. Y cuando le vieron, le adoraron; pero algunos dudaban. Y...

A few months ago I wrote about the value of praying small prayers. I’ve received significant spiritual encouragement thinking about and praying...

The following is an excerpt from Thaddeus Williams’ new book Revering God: How to Marvel at Your Maker (Zondervan Reflect), a systematic theology...

There is a line in a well-known story of Jesus (Matt. 20:20-28) that often gets overlooked. James and John have just allowed their mommy to ask...

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone...

En cuanto a lo sacrificado a los ídolos, sabemos que todos tenemos conocimiento.El conocimiento envanece, pero el amor edifica. Y si alguno se...

The beginning of the contemporary discussion of spiritual formation began with a simple realization: At some point we stopped talking about...

Happy New Year to each of you! I hope that 2025 is a wonderful year for you, full of many moments when you experience God’s multifaceted grace. I...

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your...

¿Con qué limpiará el joven su camino? Con guardar tu palabra. Con todo mi corazón te he buscado; No me dejes desviarme de tus mandamientos. En...

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body,...

Ahora me gozo en lo que padezco por vosotros, y cumplo en mi carne lo que falta de las aflicciones de Cristo por su cuerpo, que es la iglesia; de...

What are some of the most common hindrances to answered prayer? Not Asking for Anything: James 4:2b says, “You do not have, because you do not ask....

Hobbits are fond of laughing, eating, drinking, and eating some more. In fact, Tolkien (in The Lord of the Rings) describes them as eating six...

If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good...

Si esto enseñas a los hermanos, serás buen ministro de Jesucristo, nutrido con las palabras de la fe y de la buena doctrina que has seguido....

Let me invite you into a thought experiment. What if you became a Christian? What would change? I’m talking about an actual disciple of Jesus, not...

“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like...

"El discípulo no es más que su maestro, ni el siervo más que su señor. Bástale al discípulo ser como su maestro, y al siervo como su señor. Si al...