You Don’t Have to Tear Down the Whole Structure Have you ever wondered why someone can struggle with the same sin, wound, fear, or destructive pattern for years—and then suddenly, something changes? What if lasting transformation is not primarily about trying harder to change what you do? What if it is about receiving understanding from the Lord that changes what you believe? In Re-Forming: Transformation Through Reconstruction, I describe Nine Progressions through which structures are formed...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
You Don’t Have to Tear Down the Whole Structure Have you ever wondered why someone can struggle with the same sin, wound, fear, or destructive pattern for years—and then suddenly, something changes? What if lasting transformation is not primarily about trying harder to change what you do? What if it is about receiving understanding from the Lord that changes what you believe? In Re-Forming: Transformation Through Reconstruction, I describe Nine Progressions through which structures are formed...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Absolutely. Here’s a newsletter that develops that idea while fitting the message of your Re-Forming ministry. Understanding Renews the Mind One of the most common statements heard in Christian circles is, “You need to renew your mind.” That is true. But have you ever stopped to ask how the mind is renewed? Many believers assume that renewing the mind means trying harder to think better thoughts, memorizing more verses, or continually reminding themselves what the Bible says. While each of...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Sin Doesn’t Just Make You Guilty. It Makes You Less Than Who You Were Created to Be. When most Christians think about sin, they think about guilt. They think about breaking God’s law, disappointing God, or deserving judgment. While all of those are true, I have become convinced that they are not the Bible’s primary emphasis. Again and again, Scripture describes something even more tragic. Sin corrupts. It slowly destroys the person God created you to become. The Bible repeatedly says that sin...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Who Is Governing Your Soul? When Paul writes, “And you were dead through the trespasses and sins…” (Ephesians 2:1) what exactly was dead? Most Christians immediately think of separation from God, and that is certainly true. But what did that separation actually produce within us? The Bible presents death as more than the end of life. Death is the loss of what something was created to be. Death Shows Up Differently When the body experiences death, it loses the health and vitality for which it...
3 months ago • 2 min read
If God Says I Already Have It… Why Don’t I See It? One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian life is reading what God says is true about us and then looking honestly at our lives. The Bible says we have the peace of Christ. Why am I still anxious? The Bible says I have been made righteous. Why do I still struggle with condemnation? The Bible says Christ lives in me. Why do I still feel so powerless? The Bible says I have His love. Why is it still so difficult to love certain people?...
3 months ago • 2 min read
What Fig Leaves Are You Sewing Together? After Adam and Eve ate from the tree, something changed immediately. “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.” (Genesis 3:7) Before sin entered the world, Adam and Eve had no need to hide. They lived openly before God and one another. But the moment sin entered, the first response was not confession. It was covering. They sewed fig leaves together....
4 months ago • 2 min read
This would make a strong newsletter because it connects Genesis, shame, identity, and restoration in Christ. Why Do We Hide? “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” (Genesis 2:25) One of the most striking changes in Scripture occurs immediately after the fall. Before sin entered the world, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed. After sin entered, they were still naked. Nothing had changed outwardly. Everything had changed inwardly. The moment they sinned, they...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Why Do We Hide? “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” (Genesis 2:25) One of the most striking changes in Scripture occurs immediately after the fall. Before sin entered the world, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed. After sin entered, they were still naked. Nothing had changed outwardly. Everything had changed inwardly. The moment they sinned, they became aware of their nakedness. They sewed fig leaves together and hid among the trees of the garden. Why?...
4 months ago • 2 min read