When I left Houston, a church member told me that of the hundreds of sermons she had heard me preach there, the one that impacted her most was “Created to Create.” Made in the image of God, who begins …
Unlearn the Demand for a Sin Free Life
“Sticky sin” describes moral issues that tend to stick around. We fall, and then we fall again. Or we finally get victory, and then collapse into pride because of our victory. Or we use one sin …
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What Our Crosses Do
Unlearning the Need for Comfort, Part 2 This is week two of the chapter on unlearning the need for comfort and learning the need for afflictions. You should read the first part before reading this …
Unlearn the Need for Comfort: Learn the Value of Adversity
This chapter from, The Art of Unlearning, is on something that has been both brutal and beautiful in my life: unlearning the demand to always be comfortable, and learning the absolute necessity of …
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Marvelous Mutual Encouragement
Unlearning Isolation, Part 3 We live in a world that is hostile to the love and presence of God. Sin seeks to actively lure us away from him, but even when we don’t give way to sin, daily life …
Does Your Life and Ministry Point to Jesus or a Problem?
When I read a book or hear a sermon, nothing moves me as much as something that helps me remember why I am so in love with Jesus, why I worship Jesus, why Jesus is so gloriously perfect to meet my …
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