Experts say that the human mind can think 50,000-70,000 thoughts per day? That can wear you out just thinking about it! With so many thoughts running through our minds, we have many opportunities for those thoughts to take us places we shouldn’t go. Maybe that’s why the Bible speaks a lot about controlling our thoughts. Our … [Read more...]
Own Our Own: Growing Up in Faith
As we grow up, we experience things that tell us we are doing just that—growing up. Harder school classes, more homework, driver’s license, weekend freedom and more responsibility. We have one more to add: taking ownership of our faith. Growing up in our faith involves taking the responsibility off of our parents and putting it … [Read more...]
Spiritual Momentum
Think about the last time you started something but didn’t finish. What made you start? When we’re excited about starting something new, it’s easy at first. But as we know, new things get old and it becomes harder to keep up the momentum. Faith is a lot like this. It’s a journey. There will be days when your journey feels like … [Read more...]
How Should I Pray?
Bring to mind two or three of your closest friends. Do you remember how you met? Where you were? Who introduced you? Can you remember the first things you talked about? How do those “first things” compare to the things you talk about today? It takes time and effort to develop close friendships. But when we do, the conversations … [Read more...]