So why is it that God’s love for us often seems to be something we know better in our minds than in our hearts? Is there something to be learned from my experience with Jackson? At first the answer would appear to be an unequivocal no. If my children feel...
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Fleeing to God
What is the one thing in your life at the moment that you know God wants you to do but you are not doing it? Where you are holding back? Resisting? Or even being plain disobedient?
Building fund tax appeal 2015
Did you know that gifts to the BST Building Fund is tax deductible? This year we hope to raise $100,000 toward the improvement of college resources and facilities. We need your support to fund projects like the installation of solar panels (helps us to save on the rising electricity costs)...
The Psalms are necessary
Viewing the Psalms as “tools for prayer” is a very helpful way to understand their role and to remember that we need to use them. How much can we do in our natural lives without tools? How do you grow or cook food without tools? How do you construct anything...
Spiritual maturity
In 2011 the US based Barna Research group conducted a study on how Christians defined spiritual maturity.[1] The study found that “Most Christians...four out of five (81% in fact)...equate spiritual maturity with following the rules” - things like reading the Bible, prayer, going to church, being moral. I can identify...