Eating is both for our survival and our socializing. So, when we engage in fasting as a spiritual discipline, it upsets the normal activity of life. It is unnatural because we need food and we
The digitally connected world has given us access to more information and less understanding. It puts me in contact with more people but provides less relationally to these contacts. Our technology allows me to see
Our mission is always relational, so never use people for evangelistic target practice and illustrations of social do-gooding. Drive-by ministry devalues the lost and is insulting to the Christ who died for the sake of
It is a foregone conclusion by many believers that leadership is easily taught from the Bible. It is and is not a true idea. Leadership is definitely put on display and explicitly taught in the
Prayer is more than simply offering my list of needs before God. Now, make no mistake, we are told by God to ask what we need of Him. But too many believers stop there and
Our social disconnection reveals our spiritual disconnection. Without a transformative experience, we will always be alone. Even in a crowded room, our disconnection from each other is not just because we lack shared interests. We
