Posts with the category “growth”

Many parallels exist between growing in the Christian life and growing in physical life, but there’s at least one contrast. In physical growth, the older we get, the more independent we become (up to ...  Read More

In native Australian tribes, a customary test that a young man must endure as a right of passage to manhood is called a “walkabout.” The youth is supposed to go alone into the wild for a period of tim...  Read More

What does spiritual growth actually look like in everyday life? For many Christians, this question brings a sense of frustration. “I’m just not growing,” we sometimes lament, feeling stuck in our spir...  Read More

Paul’s exhortation in 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12 is framed around a distinct timeline:• gratitude for what God has done• confident hope in Christ’s return• a sober, active ethic for the “meantime.”As a be...  Read More