accountability

Struggling with “Struggling with” Sin

December 3, 2012 Devotional Mundane
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by Beverly Chao Berrus I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had with a dear sister where I’ve said something like this: “I’m really struggling with contentment in motherhood these days.” When I say that, what I actually mean is this: “There’s this specific sin in my life that I give into almost every [...]

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Technology and spiritual growth

November 16, 2011 Devotional Mundane
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An email between a couple of friends about iPhone apps and self-control… Subject: Re: Not sure where I’m going with this. ideas? Gloria: With any effort in self-control or goal-keeping I have to be disciplined about something. A case in point is the Bible verse screen saver on my phone. I downloaded it and thought, [...]

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Be the friend you want

November 10, 2011 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Gloria Furman The very best benefit of the gospel is that through it Jesus reconciles us to God. But did you know that the gospel also means that you can be reconciled to other people? So many of us women lament that we do not have good friends or real friends or even any [...]

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How I got comfortable with accountability

September 23, 2011 Sanctifying Relationships

by Kristen Narara For weeks (ok,… months!), my Bible study leader asked, “Who here has an accountability partner?” I would avoid eye contact and try to make myself invisible, shrinking into the background. “Why not?” Why not? I thought. I’ll tell you why not! I don’t need other people knowing what I’m really like, what [...]

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Ask good questions: How is your heart?

September 19, 2011 Sanctifying Relationships
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by Kristen Narara The last weeks of my pregnancy were tedious. I would be lying if I said I was a little impatient during that time. I had convinced myself that my baby would be at least one week early and I planned everything around that expectation. But he didn’t come early. He came two [...]

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