Stages of Change or Soul Formation

Life is a journey of change and soul formation from the people we are today to the people we were created to be. Between our prevailing standards of living and our fully actualized selves, there is a gap. Intentional living is about bridging that gap. How we go about...

Growth mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

If you are growth-minded, you know that failure leads to success. You learn from mistakes and view failures as feedback that provides you with the information you need to learn, grow, and succeed. A growth-minded person has growth-mindset1 (not a fixed mindset) and...

6 Phases God Uses to Grow Your Faith – by Rick Warren

The following article is from the work of Pastor Rick Warren. “Everything is possible for the person who has faith”  (Mark 9:23b GNT). As a pastor, probably the question I’m asked more than any other is, “Why is this happening to me? I don’t understand it.” When you...

Is Tithing Commanded for Christians? – Pastor John Piper

These posts on tithing are for those of you in my audience who are Christians who have questions about tithing. If you are not a Christian, please feel free to skip this article and continue to read others on the site. Dr. John Piper is one of the greatest Christian...

Prayer and the Authority of Scripture

Systematic theologian and author, Wayne Grudem, says, “The authority of Scripture means that all the words in Scripture are God’s words in such a way that to disbelieve or disobey any word of Scripture is to disbelieve or disobey God.”  Understanding the authority of...