Posts with the category “spiritual-growth-and-character”

Are You Trying to Grow Spiritual Fruit the Wrong Way?

by John Erickson on September 28th, 2026

Trying harder to be patient? Galatians 5 shows how the fruit of the Spirit grows as we walk with God. Keep the roots, lose the staples. Read More

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What If God Is Pruning Something Good Out of Your Life?

by John Erickson on November 3rd, 2025

Why does God prune fruitful branches? John 15 invites us to remain in Jesus and trust Him when a good habit needs to change. Read More

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What Happens When the Religious Person Is the One Who Won’t Listen?

October 17th, 2026

Is That God or Just Me? Learning to Recognize God’s Voice

October 15th, 2026

Who Makes Your Blood Boil? What Jonah Teaches Us About Loving Our Enemies

October 11th, 2026

Do You Know God—or Just Know the Right Words? Jephthah’s Warning About Faith

October 8th, 2026

Are You Trying to Grow Spiritual Fruit the Wrong Way?

September 28th, 2026

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2026

January

How Do You Keep Going When Everything Pushes Back?Can Grace Change How You Treat Someone Who Owes You?What Should You Do When You've Really Messed Up?Does Being Disliked Mean You're Being Persecuted?

February

Can’t Quiet Your Mind? A Gentle Way to Begin Christian Meditation Don’t Know How to Pray? You’re Allowed to Start Small Can I Be Angry With God? What Lamentations Teaches Us About Honest Prayer Tired of Pretending You’re Fine? Psalm 120 Offers a Place to Begin

March

Do I Have to Get My Life Together Before God Loves Me? Romans 5 Has Good News Where Would I Be Without God? Finding Your “But God” Story in Psalm 124 Strong on the Outside, Drifting on the Inside? What Samson Teaches Us About Compromise What Do You Rebuild First When Life Falls Apart?Where Is Jesus When Life Falls Apart?

April

Does Your Personality Determine Who God Can Use?What If Grace Is Meant to Change How You Live?Is Marriage Supposed to Complete You?Why Did God Send Fire at Pentecost?

May

What If God Has Already Gone Ahead of You?What If Teaching Is More Than Knowing the Answers?What If God Has Been Caring for You in Ways You Never Noticed?Do You Know Jesus—or Do You Just Know a Lot About Him?

June

What If God Isn't Asking You to Escape Where You Are?What If Loving Someone Means Letting Go of Control?Can You Trust God to Provide When You Can't See How?What If God Is Preparing You Where Nobody Can See?What Should You Do When You Realize You’ve Been Wrong?

July

Where Do You Draw the Line When Everyone Else Is Going Along?Does God Still Heal People? And What About When He Doesn't?Why Does God Keep Rescuing People Who Keep Wandering?What If Your Spiritual Gift Is Doing the Dishes?

August

Can You Flourish When Life Seems to Be Going Backward?What If Meekness Is Strength, Not Weakness?Are You Sorry You Sinned—or Just Sorry You Got Caught?What If Rest Is Supposed to Be Enjoyable?Can Christians Disagree Without Dividing?

September

How Would God Describe Himself?What If Church Is More Than a Sermon and Some Songs?Be Strong and Courageous—But What If You’re Still Afraid?Are You Trying to Grow Spiritual Fruit the Wrong Way?

October

Do You Know God—or Just Know the Right Words? Jephthah’s Warning About Faith Who Makes Your Blood Boil? What Jonah Teaches Us About Loving Our Enemies Is That God or Just Me? Learning to Recognize God’s Voice What Happens When the Religious Person Is the One Who Won’t Listen?

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May

What Would Change If Christians Were Known for Gentleness?

June

Can You Have Peace Before Anything Around You Changes?What If Hearing From God Is Less Complicated Than You Think?Why Does Everything You Chase Stop Satisfying You?What Does It Mean to Be Pure in Heart When You Know You're Not?What Does It Mean That God Is Gracious?

July

Why You Can't Flourish All by Yourself Can God Restore a Relationship That Seems Beyond Repair?Is Generosity a Gift—or Something Every Christian Should Practice?Can You Pray the Right Words and Still Miss God’s Heart?

August

Does Prophecy Have to Be Weird to Be Real?Who Is Leading You Through the Valley?Does Your Past Disqualify You From What God Wants to Do Next?Why Does It Matter That God Has a Name?

September

Are You Making Peace—or Just Avoiding Conflict?Why Is It So Much Easier to See Everyone Else's Sin?Why You Need a Sabbath—Especially When You're Too Busy What Matters More in a Leader: Character or Talent?Can You Believe in God and Still Have Serious Doubts?

October

Who Was Mary Magdalene, Really?Can God Breathe Life into What Feels Completely Dead?Does Forgiveness Mean Pretending It Didn't Hurt?Are You Trying to Carry a Life That Was Meant to Be Shared?

November

What If God Is Pruning Something Good Out of Your Life?What Are You Rallying Around When Life Gets Hard?How Do You Actually Practice Sabbath When Life Is Crazy?What Does It Really Mean to Be a Godly Man or Woman?

December

Speaking in Tongues: Can We Talk About It Without Making It Weird?Can You Be Religious and Still Miss God's Heart?Why Get Baptized If Baptism Doesn't Save You?Is God Really Pursuing You Even When You're Running Away?What Would It Look Like for a Church to Be Known for Grace?

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