THE EASIEST THING TO SAY … THE HARDEST THING TO DO!
At this time of year when ‘resolutions’ are being made for the days ahead, I felt it appropriate to begin here: One of our goals as believers should always be what Paul urged those in his care—to mature in the faith. In other words, we are in continual need of ‘growing up’ in the faith—growing closer to God through worship, through study, and through prayer and other spiritual disciplines (means of grace), that we might grow to be exactly what God created us to be. Our life of faith is...