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4 Crazy Beliefs That Healthy Churches Correct

The second stage of the CHRIST model in Journey of the Soul is the H Stage: Help in Discipleship. Here our faith in Jesus is growing through studying God’s Word, getting involved in church,…

Looking into Jesus’ Face to Trust God

The CHRIST model in Journey of the Soul begins with the C Stage, Confidence in Christ. This is the place of discovering a brand-new-like-the-morning you. Your faith in God at this stage is experiential, relational, and imaginative—like a child’s faith would…

Fuel For Your Journey With Jesus

The teaching to “believe and do” typically ends in dead religion. There is so much more to life in God’s world! Jesus leads us on…

A Map For Your Journey

When our son David was eleven years old, I took him on a twelve-mile hike. It was a wonderful father-and-son adventure — till we headed…

A Tool to Improve Your Marriage

I share an embarrassing story from early in my marriage to Bill at the opening of our new book, Journey of the Soul: “You might…

5 Tips for a Healthy Small Group

No one grows spiritually alone — we need to be in community. That’s why it’s important for discipleship to Jesus to include participating in a…

Dallas Willard’s Stages in the Journey of the Soul

Much of what I’ve learned about spiritual formation in the way of Jesus has come from studying Dallas Willard’s teachings and having personal conversations with…

Hearing God at the Kitchen Table

If ever we needed the message and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) it’s today! Before he became a role model, he was an ordinary pastor from…