on Personal growth

Robert Murray McCheyne died at 29. I'm challenged by how he used his short years so devotedly for the Lord.

"Great you are, Lord, and greatly to be praised." This is how Augustine begins his Confessions.

How does a Prussian playboy become a great man of prayer?

Psalm 1 gives the description of a righteous man. I love the illustration – “he shall be like a tree”!

As young men, sexual sin is not something to be endured or fought, it is to be fled.

To Paul, writing to a young man who he already trusts and values, there is one consideration of paramount importance: Timothy’s own state.

Of all the temptations in a young man's life, there is one that seems to be most fierce and destructive.

The fact that we are made in God's image, gives massive significance to everything we do.

We’ve lost something of great value when we let our brothers drift away from us. 

When we study the Proverbs, we can very quickly see the importance of keeping silent. However, that is not all that is expected of godly men.

Denying ourselves will take discipline. Taking up our cross daily will take discipline. These things are not easy.

When we wait before we speak we give ourselves time to think, fully grasp the situation and give a wise answer.