Some links and quotes that caught my eye this week.
Some links and quotes that caught my eye this week.
Throughout the Bible, when people came near God’s glory they collapsed in His presence. But we also find that the Incarnation of Jesus makes it possible for us to joyfully stand in His presence...
It’s not true that “words will never hurt me.” The sharp, criticizing words can injure us deeply. Fortunately, gratitude is our best medicine for healing from these painful wounds.
Gratitude is our attitude protector—it’s our shield against anything that would seek to steal our joy! I have a couple of thoughts of how you can best use this shield.
Prayer isn’t preparation for the fight; prayer is the fight that has been lovingly empowered. We love Jesus and we love others, so we fight for the glory of God and the strengthening of our bro...
The Holy Spirit is always maturing godly leaders. Check out this conversation I had on the Leading From Alignment Podcast where we discussed some important things to keep in mind so that we don�...
I was asked to share an article on the Converge Coaching blog giving us a more precise definition—a biblical definition—of success.
https://craigtowens.com/2023/06/22/the-biblical-metric-of-success/
This is a poem I wrote for my congregation after we talked about the eloquence silence of Jesus as His response to foolish heckling.
https://craigtowens.com/2023/04/01/poetry-saturday-hasty-foolishness/
Looking for something good to read? Here are the books I read and reviewed in 2022, as well as some thoughts about my all-time favorite book.