Confession has always been and will always be central to the Christian life. Many of us would like to think that when Scripture teaches about confession, it means something we admit to ourselves or keep between God and ourselves. Admitting the truth to ourselves is essential. Making confession before God is essential. But neither takes the place of confessing to another human being our sins. This...
Singleness and Dealing with Loneliness
Josh, Kyle, and Bob continue our series on Singleness by diving into identity and the way single people see themselves. They encourage singles to dive into faulty views that aren’t from God about identity, especially in the reality of loneliness. Singles to seek out Jesus and others and allow God to work in the ache of loneliness without wallowing in it. Click for Full Podcast Transcription Josh...
Who is It?
I remember one specific experience trying to pray in college. I had recently given in again to viewing pornography and I was feeling particularly ashamed. God seemed so distant and I had this picture in my head that he was turned away from me, and he had his arms crossed and an angry expression on his face. I’d experienced this before, but that particular day God’s voice broke into what I was...
Podcast: Singleness and Sexual Temptation
Is sex an essential part of human flourishing? How can our needs for intimacy be met as Christian singles? Josh, Kyle, and Bob kick off our series on singleness by discussing these important questions. They also discuss how singles are called to deal with sexual temptation, talking to Jesus about our temptations, and the commonalities of dealing with temptation between singles and married couples...
Search Engine
It happened again today. I found myself mindlessly reaching for my phone. My hand was in my backpack digging for it when I stopped myself—a moment of grace. I’m experiencing this kind of reaching more than I want these days. Checking news in between meetings. Scrolling social media when I’m waiting for someone. Opening emails when I get into my car before I start driving. Checking tomorrow’s...
You Are Dependent…and Loved
Does God want to control or oppress you? Is He, as the serpent tried to convince Eve long ago, holding out on you? In one sense, as a human being you are an individual, a unique part of creation, standing all on your own with no wires attached, no one else pulling the strings. On the other hand, you are, by God’s design, utterly dependent. If you think about it, it can be quite disquieting...