Authors Note: This is a guest post by my sister Kristi. She is a beautiful women of God who has learned how to walk in constant surrender to God’s design of her story. She inspires me! I pulled the useless, colorful creation from the deep recesses of the box I was sorting through and burst […]
Sometimes it feels like our churches are filled with older sons, as in the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15): our obedience is for the purpose of getting things from God.
We try to be faithful because we feel that warrants more love from our Father. Like the older son who got angry when the younger son received a feast after rebelling against his Dad. The older brother saw his obedience as something his father was indebted to. He didn’t obey because he loved his father, he obeyed because he loved the blessings his father would give him.
I look around at many conservative Anabaptists and see this same pattern happening.
I recently watched a video of a newly-married couple who had their wedding outside in the middle of an apartment complex courtyard. They were going to be living there and wanted to invite all their neighbors. They couldn’t think of any greater way to tell others about Christ than share their wedding with them. Around […]
Perhaps you get uneasy when anyone starts talking about missions and supporting missionaries. People place guilt on you for not giving more funds or they condemn you for not being on the field yourself. I apologize if that’s been your experience. Three things everyone must know about missions are: Missionaries are normal people Being on […]
Many people long for more “life” in their church. It’s not necessarily a new desire. I think God puts a desire within each of us for His most, even if we don’t realize what we’re wanting. It may be a longing to see more miracles. Fewer rules and more of following the Spirit. Less talk and more walk. More unchurched […]
Sometimes it seems as though faith in God comes easier for some then it does for others. It puzzles me. One person readily accepts the mystery of faith and embraces the truth of God’s Word, another spends years wrestling with questions and can’t sense the presence of God. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjqvYVVW_sg Friends, very close friends to me, […]
Author Asher Witmer knows what it’s like to want freedom from sexual sin only to continually fail. We’re often told we need more personal discipline, that we need to think godly things instead of fleshly things.
What if I told you that discipline won’t solve your problem with lust?
Our male sexuality is given by God for advancing beauty and goodness. But somewhere along the line it becomes something that causes devastation and guilt. The good news is we don’t have to live with guilt. In Live Free, Asher Witmer shows us how we can find freedom from sexual sin, live with nothing to hide, and be able to fight for others.
