Any, and all of these things will pull you out of step with God and His will. These things can often creep in unnoticed, or maybe unwilling to confront in yourself. Do you a community around you? One that can help you see the things that you are hiding from yourself? Do you have friend that can challenge you on anything you are thinking? You need them. God made you for community. A community that knows it is just as messed up as you. Walk through life together and see how you can be pointed towards Jesus.

One cannot approach the doctrine of justification without first recognizing that mankind is sinful. That sinfulness means that the holy law of God has been, is being, and will continue to be transgressed by mankind. These transgressions leave man in need of justification before the Lord.

Being dad is one of the greatest things you can possibly do. It is entirely possible that you truest calling in life from God is to be a husband and to be a father. Any man can father a child, but a real man learns to be dad.

Communication is the vital foundation to pretty much every positive relationship you have. It is especially important in your marital relationship and the crux of communication is learning to listen well to each other. But, like all aspects of life there are barriers that we allow to fester in our in behaviors that will impact our ability to listen well.

Getting out of the slump takes some effort and work. It starts with acknowledging, maybe only to yourself at first, that you are in one. Bring it into the light. From there, here are steps you can take to get out of the slump.

When sin entered the world, perfect intimacy was lost. Adam and Eve were naked, but now they felt shame, fear, regret. They hid themselves because their intimacy had been destroyed. This battle is still faced each day in your marriage. There are a number of intimacy killers in your marriage today. Let’s take a look at some of them.

For Spurgeon, there is such a thing as election. It is not a false belief, or a fool’s errand. Let’s take a look at what Spurgeon preached about this doctrine.

As a dad, there are both hard and soft skills that you should be handing down to your kids as they grow into adulthood. Taking intentional time to teach these skills to your kids will give them a vital head start as they enter adulthood.

For Spurgeon, baptism is the command of Christ. A command that should not be trifled with or ignored. While he acknowledges that there are a few who disagree with it as a literal act, it can generally be held that baptism is an expected part of the Christian faith. He breaks the doctrine of baptism into several parts. Here is an outline of what he taught.

Marriage is hard. It’s hard when everything seems to be going well and things are good. It’s harder when things aren’t quote clicking on all cylinders like we would want it to be. Take a look at these attitudes and see if any of them are a part of your thinking.

The basis of learning is the personal humility to recognize that you don’t know something, or could be wrong about it. That spirit, coupled with the motivation to seek clarity, ask questions, and alter your own understanding is the grounding of being a life-long learner.

What is the role of the church within the political sphere? How should the church, or the non-profit, approach the questions of political conversation? The idea of the church speaking to the political issues of its day is not new, nor has it failed to be discussed ad nauseam. But, what is the place of the church in speaking to the political and social issues of its day?

There are many factors that go into leadership at any level, but there are certain things that every leader can know about themselves that will help them take their next steps in leadership growth. It is a part of the lifelong learning that should be taking place in your life as a leader. Here are four things you should know well about yourself to be a great leader.

The world needs complete men. And being a complete man is simply immensely difficult to achieve.  Here are the three things that build into a complete man.

The change in the world will be wrought with the children of today being led to be the kind of people truly needed tomorrow. Fathering well looks to instill those values for the future and the need for the parents of tomorrow to do the same.

It is easy to feel like you are not entitled in any way. After all, you have earned your spot through hard work and lots of hours. But, just for fun, here are several signs you are dealing with entitlement.

God promises blessings on His followers. Much like a loving father would seek to bless his children, so does God seek to bless His. God bestows unbelievable blessings on His children. They just don’t look the same as what is seen in the world. Here is a look at the true blessings of God.

The truth is that you belong where you are called by God. There is likely a far deeper and broader discussion to that statement. But, regardless, you belong where you are called. Not because of you, but because God has put you there. And God may have put you outside of your comfort and ability in order to teach you to trust His story over your own. Like it is stated above: the real truth is that you don’t belong, but in Christ you can do it.