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The Spiritual Discipline of Chaos pt. 1

March 7, 2017 By drairwolf 1 Comment

I sometimes wonder why solitude and quiet are so highly revered in the Christian walk. I completely understand how a quiet place is a great way to hear the still small voice of God (1 Kings 19:12). Joshua Choomin Kang wrote, “ One of the obstacles to our spiritual growth is noise….How do our souls grow? […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: chaos, Jesus, life of jesus, parent, stress

Jesus is Not Your Boyfriend

January 31, 2017 By drairwolf 4 Comments

Jesus is known to be many things to people including Lord, Savior and friend to sinners. But, there is one thing Jesus is definitely not. Jesus is not your boyfriend. But, if you spend too much time around many churches today, you might think differently. In fact, I think this idea has become so ingrained […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: boyfriend, Jesus, manhood, masculinity, men, men and church, relationship with Jesus

Why We Go to Church

September 15, 2016 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Why We Go to Church My three year old son is in the asking why phase of childhood. Whether it’s asking him to eat lunch, turn off the t.v., or go potty his response to every given order is, “But, why?”. This past Sunday morning, after explaining to him why he needed to get dressed and why he needed […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: church, church attendance, god, Jesus, spirituality, why

Top 5 Posts of 2015

January 2, 2016 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

I had a blast blogging this past year and hope to blog even more in the coming year. I thought I’d share the top 5 most viewed posts from this previous year. 5. The Prayer that Changed My Life Forever I decided to share what I remember about saying goodbye to my dad in third […]

Filed Under: blog, humor, Life, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: 2015, awkward text, blog posts, christianity, death, devotional, family, funny, Jesus, kids, prayer, top posts

When Faith Feels Like the Hamster Wheel to Nowhere

February 24, 2015 By drairwolf 1 Comment

  Rainbows and Leprechauns Growing up, I used to love hearing stories about leprechauns and their hidden gold held at the end of a rainbow. I admit, there are times today when I’ll see a well-formed rainbow and only the adult pressure of responsibility keeps me from throwing caution to the wind and trying to find […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Leadership, Life, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: Jesus, journey, spiritual health

When Your Counselor Calls You Intense

December 23, 2014 By drairwolf 2 Comments

The Session I’ve seen a counselor on and off for years and every once in a while something really hits home. My last session was one of those times. My counselor asked, “Have you ever thought about how you come across as intense?” I nervously laughed for a minute, but inside my head it was […]

Filed Under: blog, church, Leadership, Life, personality, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: christian, counseling, forgive, forgiveness, health, insight, intense, Jesus, Passion, psychology, religion, restore

How Leading a Team is a Lot Like Cross-Country

December 17, 2014 By drairwolf 2 Comments

I was never very good at cross-country in high school. Any time my picture was taken during a race, I looked like I was passing a kidney stone or had been kicked in the face repeatedly. I may never have won a race, but did learn a thing or two about running one. In any race, […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Leadership, personality, Service, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: bible, christianity, Jesus, ministry, rest, spiritual discipline, team, team building, Training

5 Music Videos Every Christian Needs to See

December 5, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Remember what it was like to feel far from God? I was talking with a friend recently who described feeling like “something” was missing from his life. For some people it’s a distant memory while for others it’s a daily reality. The truth is, the further we get from the time we felt  far from God, the […]

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Friedrich Nietzsche Helped Me Believe in Jesus

December 2, 2014 By drairwolf 1 Comment

I remember walking out of a Philosophy class one day during college and feeling like my head was going to explode. Our class had spent the previous hour arguing against the existence of God and the ability to truly know anything at all. It’s always an interesting adventure for a Christian to have to argue against […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Life, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: apologetics, believe, christianity, doubt, existentialism, faith, followers of Jesus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jesus, Nietzsche, philosophy, questioning, questions, the existence of God, truth, unbelief

The Best Part of Leading a Group

November 25, 2014 By drairwolf 1 Comment

I remember this past fall, peering around the room at my new small group. I wondered how well this group was going to go. Yes, I’d been through this many times before, but sometimes you wonder if this is the group that just won’t click. Connection was slow the first few weeks, but people consistently […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Leadership, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: bible, Discipleship, god, growth, Jesus, leadership, missional community, religion, theology

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