I’m becoming more and more convinced that lack of self-control is a big reason why so many of us live defeated Christian lives. So I’ve put together a few facts and ideas about this “last but not least” fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5. Self-control is a fruit of the...

Some of us really like categories and lists. The problem is that when we categorize topics with bullet points (Schnase’s five practices, Wesley’s three simple rules, Warren’s five purposes), we sometimes forget that the individual items are usually connected with each other an...

I have a deep conviction that the answer to many of our struggles in the Christian faith lies in our understanding of the Holy Spirit. The walls we often hit (and who hasn’t hit a spiritual wall at some point?) would fall if we took full advantage of the very gift God gave to equip us for lif...