True set-apartness is about more than just coming away from the world and sinful behavior patterns. It’s also about…
Clinging to the Cross
When my husband Eric was in his early twenties, he went on a mission trip to inner city New Orleans. One night his…
Putting Cravings in Their Place
As Americans, we live in one of the wealthiest, most self-indulgent nations in history. Very few people on earth…
Catherine Booth
Not long ago I gave a short exhortation about the importance of keeping prayer and time with God as one of the…
Cultivating a Canon-Mind
There is a lot of talk these days about being “open-minded.” Having an “open-mind” means being willing to entertain…
Standing on Rock
It’s amazing how tempting it can be to run anywhere but to God’s Word whenever we are struggling with doubt and…
Condemnation or Conviction?
Most of us are very familiar with the voice of condemnation. You know, that subtle (or not-so-subtle) whisper that…
The Truth About Idolatry
I used to believe that all idols were golden statues in ornate temples and that as long as I wasn’t bowing to them, I…
Self-Righteousness vs. True Set-Apartness
Legalism is just about as common in the Body of Christ today as worldliness is. Christians who are disturbed by the…