Category Archives: Practices

Step 4: Making a Change

Step 4: Making a Change In this series we’ve been focusing on a simple idea. If we want to grow as a Christian, we will usually have to make changes in our habits and practices. True gospel-driven transformation moves from faith and desire into making changes in the very structures of our lives.   We understand…

Step 3: Directing Our Attention to God’s Grace

Step 3: Directing Our Attention to God’s Grace Our goal in what we are doing here is not simply to slow down. It’s to order our lives rightly so that we can grow in love, joy, and peace. Which means we need to do more than find ways of diminishing busyness and distraction. We need…

Step 2: The “Slow Down” Experiment

Step 2: The “Slow Down” Experiment Most of us realize that there are healthier ways to live, ways more likely to encourage the life of love to God and others. We find out how to live more wisely, not just by thinking about it, but also by taking steps and learning along the way. This…

Step 1: Life Audit

Step 1: Life Audit Where our lives do not conform to Christ’s instructions, it often isn’t a conscious or intentional thing. We simply haven’t connected what Jesus has said to certain areas of our lives. To live into the life of freedom to which Christ calls us, we need to “think on our ways,” as…