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The Goal of the Christian life

The Goal of the Christian Life The goal of the Christian life is not to know more or do more or appear more spiritual. The goal is to become like Jesus. And the defining characteristic of Jesus is love. “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” — […]

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What does it cost to not follow Christ?

I must come to love the Christian life or I will never come to live the Christian life. This book is about that very truth—and its mirror image. Yes, discipleship is costly. But non-discipleship is far more costly. This is not just a clever turn of phrase—it is a truth that cuts to the center […]

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How People Grow: A Gospel-Centered Path to Spiritual Maturity

In How People Change, Paul David Tripp and Timothy S. Lane not only explore the process of change but also focus on how people grow spiritually. Growth, in the context of Christian living, is not about merely improving behavior or adhering to rules. True growth is a deep, gospel-centered transformation that reshapes the heart, reorients […]

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The cost of non-discipleship

Dallas Willard said, “While Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s great book was called The Cost of Discipleship, I think someone needs to write one called The Cost of Non-Discipleship.” This is my feeble attempt to write that book. The key verse is Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to […]

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Discipleship Is Not Just Making More Active Sinners

There’s another false signal of growth: being busy at church. Attend every service. Join three ministries. Serve at VBS, lead a small group, volunteer for setup, tear down, and everything in between. And again—we do want people to be active. We want people to serve. We want them to obey the command to “not forsake […]

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The damage of the pseudo church in evangelism

Recently, I have stumbled upon a question I often ask when people ask me what I do for a living and I tell them I am a pastor. “Are you a church person?” The question gets the conversation onto spiritual things without being too personal too quick. I have noticed an interesting thing about the […]

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If you could change one thing about the world…

If you could change one thing about the world, What would it be? Would you cure cancer? End poverty? Heal the environment? Eliminate racism, division, or war? All of those are good, noble dreams. But the longer I’ve thought about it—and maybe you’ve come to the same conclusion—I’ve realized that behind nearly every one of […]

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Aging the wrong way

But now we must face the fact that all forms of this ideal of ripeness and increased focus in life in our old age stand in direct contrast to the advice for old age that our secular Western world currently gives. Retirees are admonished, both explicitly and implicitly, in terms that boil down to this: […]

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The Holiness Problem

Why God’s purity is both terrifying and beautiful We don’t talk much about holiness anymore. It’s not a word that shows up in coffee shop conversations or TikTok reels. We’re far more comfortable with words like love, kindness, acceptance, and peace. And don’t get me wrong—God is all of those things. But before we talk […]

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Wesley’s plan for disciplemaking

In the eighteenth century the early Methodists were one of the purest examples of the power of accountability in community. The leader, John Wesley, preached to countless people, and thousands were converted. John was encouraged to preach outdoors to the masses by his longtime friend George Whitefield. Whitefield was, by most people’s estimates, a far […]

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