I'm a day behind on my entries on the Essentials--those things God built us to need and to have in our lives for spiritual health and growth. We've talked about the first five: Worship (individual …
Essential Relationships
Christians aren't intended to live alone. At the same time the gospel was first proclaimed, the Church was formed. Today, many people who call themselves Christian struggle with the Church. I have …
Essential Service
We've been talking about what is Essential to our life--worship, prayer, Bible study. We cannot be Christian--disciples of Christ--without these. But Jesus didn't say they would make us great. He …
Essential Bible Study
Each day this week, I am posting about one of the "Essentials"--the things that we need in our lives to be spiritually healthy. Of course, I am speaking as a Christian, which will be obvious in this …
Essential Prayer
Prayer, simply defined, is more than the meaning of the old English word "pray" (ask). It is communication with God. Prayer is recognition of God's presence with us at all times, and a refusal to …
Essential Life
Last week I wrote about the value of assessment--finding out if we are healthy enough to face what we are about to encounter. Since we don't know what that is, we need to be sure we are as healthy as …