Spiritual Growth

Devotional-style readings to help you grow and develop wisdom as a spouse, parent, friend, leader, and most importantly, as a Jesus-follower.
Defining Normal Defining Normal
Parenting

Defining Normal

I love hearing the stories of young guys in their early 30’s. They’re young and energetic, yet they’ve begun to know what they don’t know. One of the biggest things they have to decide is…

Anavah Anavah
Identity

Anavah

Today’s post is an excerpt from Dave Adamson’s book 52 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know. He is an Australian pastor, photographer, author, content creator, and YouTuber living in Atlanta. After spending a decade as…

The C-word and a Prayer Request The C-word and a Prayer Request
Prayer

The C-word and a Prayer Request

If my health records were still on paper, the stack would resemble what you might find in the office of a professor grading term papers. I won’t begin to list all the stuff this old…

Lessons from the Rocket Man (Part 2) Lessons from the Rocket Man (Part 2)
Community

Lessons from the Rocket Man (Part 2)

As I mentioned in my last post, I recently saw Rocketman, the Elton John biopic, whose narrative centers around his major stint in rehab as a completely broken man. As I wrote about in Part…

Lessons from the Rocket Man (Part 1) Lessons from the Rocket Man (Part 1)
Parenting

Lessons from the Rocket Man (Part 1)

The opening scene of Rocketman, the movie chronicling Elton John’s life, takes place in a rehab facility at his lowest point. It flashes back to a young Elton, then still Reginald Dwight, waiting at the…

The Personal Theology Statement (Part 2) The Personal Theology Statement (Part 2)
Theology

The Personal Theology Statement (Part 2)

In my last post, I introduced you to the Personal Theology Statement and challenged you to write one for yourself.  I’m going to put myself at great personal risk and share mine here. Please ….

Faith vs. Trust Faith vs. Trust
Theology

Faith vs. Trust

As I spoke with a friend the other day, these words came out of my mouth . . . “I’m leaning hard on my faith.” I paused and thought. “Man, that puts a lot of…

Names Names
Identity

Names

I’ve never liked my name. Maybe it’s because it was so different from everyone else in my totally segregated, South Carolina elementary school. Or maybe because it was spelled weird . . . Regi. Anyone…

How the Devil Works How the Devil Works
Theology

How the Devil Works

We don’t talk much about Satan these days. It’s easy to ignore or discard things we don’t understand, especially unpleasant, scary things. Because books, movies, and TV shows have put such an outlandish picture in…