Using the Hero’s Journey to Understand the Christian Journey, Part 3: The Struggle
Struggle is part of life and part of the Christian’s journey. Though we can’t avoid hardship, we can change how we perceive and respond to it.
Peace isn’t the absence of conflict or stress; peace is the ability to handle those things with poise, confidence, and hope in everyday life.
God uses the structure of the Old Testament to reveal an important message to us. I highlight that structure and the message hidden in plain sight.
Jesus said we should abide in him. What does that mean? How do we do it? I answer these questions and offer some tips to help us abide in Christ.
We all have doubts. The question isn’t whether or not we have doubts, but what we do about those doubts. I outline three steps to dealing with doubt.
We all struggle with temptation. We all give in to temptation. Jesus was also tempted, but he never gave in. Thus, he can help us overcome temptation.
Sometimes God doesn’t tell us why we’re told to do something. In those cases we can only trust him because he does have a plan. A lesson from Jeremiah 32.
Call it a revelation, insight, or a creative imagination, but a great illustration about sin and holiness came to mind the other day. I might make a video about it
We’re still learning about our universe; God, though, understands it all. We should trust Him, not insist He justify Himself to us.
Solomon built God a temple. What God says about it, though, reveals more about our relationship with him than the temple itself.
Being blessed is good. How we respond to being blessed matters even more. Discover how to respond with joyful worship. A lesson from Luke 24.
It can hurt when others mock you for doing what’s right, especially if they claim to be Christians. God reminded me to ignore the trolls and lean on him.
God gave us his word to help us be more like Jesus and to know God more. I outline three steps to living out God’s word on a daily basis.
