The Most Popular Posts of 2025
As the year draws to a close, I’m grateful for the opportunity to revisit some of the most popular posts of the year. Whether you’ve read them before or are new to the blog, these posts—and a few personal favorites—are ones I hope will encourage and challenge you.
Your Fundamental Identity
In much of the world, your fundamental identity is based on your involvement in a group. Who you are is integrally tied to the family you grew up in, the religion that you participate in, and the society of which…
The Nearness of the Day of the Lord
“For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand.” (Romans 13:11b-12a) There is no doubt that the apostle Paul assumed that the return of Christ was within…
The Categories You Create, Create You
Every category that we create has the potential to shape us as individuals by modifying the way that we think.
Discipleship Lessons from the Sending of the Twelve
Jesus was masterfully teaching the twelve about following God and doing missions well. See a few of the lessons he wanted them to learn as they followed his instructions.
Should I Make Decisions Based on Whether I Feel Peace?
Peace is a gift from God and a fruit of the Spirit. But is feeling a sense of peace necessary before making a big decision?
Simple Faith: The One Thing God Requires
We are meant to trust the Word implicitly—to believe its promises, accept its teaching, and follow its instruction. If God has spoken, there is no room for doubt or uncertainty.
15 Critical Thinking Strategies to Solve Your Hardest Problems
We often find ourselves ‘stuck’ on a problem because of a failure of viewpoint. These fifteen critical thinking strategies will help you to reexamine these problems with a fresh look and find practical solutions.
Teach Us To Number Our Days: The Wisdom of Considering Mortality
Most of the Psalms were written by David, but at least one was written by Moses – Psalm 90. It is not one of the cheerier Psalms of the Bible. It reviews the generally short and unpleasant aspect of human…
In the Shadow of Sin: How to Respond to Your Failure
You just yielded to sin in your life. What should you do next?
