Am I Really Contributing Anything?

Am I Really Contributing Anything?

We’ve been talking about Christian impostor syndrome for the last couple weeks, looking at three questions designed to help us grapple with those feelings of inadequacy. Today, we’re asking the second of those three questions: “Am I really contributing anything?”...
Am I Really Forgiven?

Am I Really Forgiven?

Last week, we started talking about Christian impostor syndrome. The amount of comments you all left on that post is a testament to how much this issue is something the people of God wrestle with. This post is where we’ll examine the first of three questions we need...
What Makes You Think You Belong Here?

What Makes You Think You Belong Here?

“Why are you here?” That’s a question someone will traditionally ask every year at the Feast of Tabernacles. It’s a good question—an important question, and one we should absolutely know the answer to. But it’s not the question I want to ask you today. I want to ask a...
The Comparable Helper

The Comparable Helper

“It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” (Genesis 2:18). There are a lot of ways to misunderstand that verse. One way is to misunderstand what “helper” implies. It’s easy to imagine a helper as someone less skilled, less...
Permission to Fail

Permission to Fail

You are trying to follow in the footsteps of God in the flesh. You will not do that perfectly. In fact, you will fail. A lot. But I think one of the most important elements of Christianity is how we approach that inevitable failure. I think most of us have a natural...