by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12 ESV) As a young pastor (often leading people older than me), I struggle with the truth of this passage. I don’t struggle...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life, Leadership
Honesty relieves us of the scourge of self-judgment. So long as we remain in hiding, alone with our sin, it is easy to wallow in guilt and shame. We flog ourselves with memories of every time we failed to live up to expectations—ours or those of others—and cringe with...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
Maybe you would argue with me, but I am pretty sure my mom is the world’s most amazing mother. She has given me more than I ever asked for (and trust me, I’ve asked for a lot), she bandaged my scrapped knees as a kid, and when road of life has been rough she has...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
Honesty clears away the falsehoods that keep us from seeing God’s love as it really is. Way back in Eden, the entire drama of human history began with the serpent’s lie: “Eat of this tree and you’ll be like God.” And he’s been lying ever since. Jesus went so far as to...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
There are often things that gnaw at our soul, but we don’t realize it or want to admit it. Sadly, these things erode our inner-self. The busyness of life, along with our concoctions of self-denial, keep us from stopping the subtle destruction. If we were honest, we...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
The bottom of his pants were splashed with mud and it looked as if this homeless man had been walking for days. It was raining; he was cold and had already used up the last bit of change that he had been saving. He slowly walked past a coffee shop as the owner emerged...
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