Category Archives: Scripture

Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 4

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Jason

A lot of our problems arise whenever we don’t understand the difference between the boulders and the backpacks. Think about the problems that come about whenever people try to carry their boulders on their own. This is the person who … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 3

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Jason

The biblical principle of responsibility brings clarity in these areas where we might otherwise be tempted to over-function. The principle of responsibility helps us carve out some important boundaries in our lives. To illustrate this, I’d like to look at … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 1

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Jason

Last week, we kicked off a new series entitled Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits. The aim of this series is to help us establish godly boundaries for our lives, primarily in our relationships. This is predicated on the idea that clear … Continue reading →

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits, Part 4

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Jason

We’ve been thinking all week about one key idea: boundaries are biblical. This will be important for us to remember whenever we talk about establishing healthy boundaries in our relationships, particularly if we are tempted to think that boundaries are … Continue reading →

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits, Part 3

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Jason

Boundaries are good because they were a part of God’s originally good creation. God’s entire act of creation can be characterized as establishing proper boundaries. But in the biblical story, there is another player, one who disregards these boundaries. Satan … Continue reading →

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Boundaries, Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Jason

Boundaries are biblical. Boundaries are important because God has created them. They are a part of the good world God created. In fact, boundaries are as old as the world itself. To see this, we’re going to look at the … Continue reading →

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On Ministry

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Jason

This week marks my twenty-five year anniversary serving the local church in full-time ministry. Over the years I’ve worn a few different hats: youth minister, campus minister, associate minister, preaching minister, lead minister. And I’ve been honored to serve in … Continue reading →

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Humility as Seeing the True Self

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Jason

I came across this yesterday in The Cloud of Unknowing, a 14th century spiritual classic. Humility is seeing yourself as you really are. Pride is a facet of the false self. It is to see yourself falsely. In our pride, … Continue reading →

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A Violent Kingdom

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Jason

Francois Fenelon was a French Catholic theologian and writer who lived in the late 1600s. He had quite a career, serving as a priest, a missionary, and as a tutor to the grandson of King Louis XIV. His spiritual writings … Continue reading →

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Pedro’s Story

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Jason

I don’t think I will ever forget Pedro’s story:

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