Spiritual Maturity

Peace And Rest On Country Roads

Peace And Rest On Country Roads      Recently, a woman in a Christian small group told me this story.  She had been nursing her elderly mother in another state and it had come time to drive home.  She was exhausted, so she prayed for safety and phoned her small group for prayer.      Then as she prepared [...]

A Lesson In A Vineyard

A Lesson In A Vineyard      There's a vineyard a short drive from our home.  It has a restaurant, a gift shop, and walking trails among the vines.  My wife, Joanna, and I go there occasionally for lunch, and I always feel close to the early Christians as I stroll among the vines because vineyards were [...]

Can Christians Judge Other People?

Can Christians Judge Other People?      I've been reading an article that says Christians should accept (approve of, agree with) the behavior of other people who are "not like them."  The article says that Christians should accept other people's behavior unconditionally – or else the Christians are being "judgmental," "biased," and "prejudiced" against others.[1.  News & [...]

A Lesson In Role-Modeling From Omaha Beach

A Lesson In Role-Modeling From Omaha Beach      America recently celebrated an anniversary of the D-Day landings on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France during World War II.  We had parades, speeches, banquets, awards, and stories in the media – all in honor of the vets who landed under fire on those bloody sands that terrible day, [...]