Growing in the Spiritual Disciplines

Growing in the Spiritual Disciplines

It’s happened in almost every small group I’ve been part of for the last twenty years. We have a sweet time of prayer at the end of the group. Men and women split up into gender-specific groups; we share what God is doing in our lives and learn more about each other...
Recommended Reading for Maturing Disciples

Recommended Reading for Maturing Disciples

This year our staff and elders are reviving a Providence tradition—a round-up of some of our favorite books. This year’s list looks a little different, though. Rather than books they’ve read in the past year, we asked our staff and elders to recommend books related to...
The Good Design in Your Limits

The Good Design in Your Limits

There’s an uncomfortable reality that describes every one of us: we’re limited. It’s part of being human. To be a creature, created by an infinite God, means that we are finite. We’re limited and dependent on our Creator.  Some of our limits are common to all...
Snapshot of a Growing Christian

Snapshot of a Growing Christian

There are some simple joys this generation will never know, like picking up a roll of developed film at the drugstore photo counter. Remember the thrill of flipping through that stack of pictures to discover a vacation memory frozen in time? There were the inevitable...
The Upward Climb of Spiritual Maturity

The Upward Climb of Spiritual Maturity

Spiritual maturity is not a destination but rather a process. In fact, the essence of spiritual maturity is a persistent striving to grow more in maturity. In Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul shares his supreme desire of knowing Jesus and becoming like him. And then he...
How I Prioritize The Good Portion

How I Prioritize The Good Portion

This weekend, I had the opportunity to preach on an episode in Jesus’ ministry that has been both convicting and encouraging to me through the years. (If you missed it, you can watch it here.) In the story of Mary and Martha, we see a powerful reminder about the...