Tag: christianity

  • Pre-Deployment Planning Guide

    “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.” (Proverbs 4:7-8 [ESV]) It’s time to get to work. Prepare well for this deployment working hard to get wisdom and insight, and I trust the…

  • Build a Spiritual Deployment Support Team

    “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” (Proverbs 11:14 [ESV]) Is the military sending you out by yourself? Surely not. Is the Lord expecting you to endure this upcoming spiritual trial by yourself? Absolutely not. Now is the time to build a Spiritual Deployment Support…

  • It’s not how you start…

    “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning…” (Ecclesiastes 7:8 [ESV]) Have you ever been cornered by someone who is uber excited about their new thing they are starting and they just have to tell you all about it? They are eager, positive, energetic, and sometimes pushy to get you to join in…

  • You were made for worship, work, and community

    Imagine if the only Bible you had was the first two chapters. What would you determine the purpose of your life is based on just these two introductory chapters? “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen. 1:1 [ESV]) The next 29 verses of Chapter 1 describe with beauty and majesty the One…

  • The things you need for Christian Adulting

    When we’re growing up, we are continually frustrated that we don’t have more freedom. “Why can’t I do what I want?!” But then, when we transition into adulthood, the freedom is almost overwhelming. Frankly, it can be paralyzing. Far too often, we prolong this transition for far too long. My encouragement is this: Move towards…