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Over Coffee With Benjie Shaw

Discipleship

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September 2023

September 25, 2023

Joy: A Call to Christians to Pursue Joy

Joyful people used to make me very skeptical. Toxic positivity had been common in the...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Why You Should Observe a Sabbath

What do you think of when you hear the word “Sabbath?” If you’re like most...

August 18, 2023

Why I’m Glad Christians Disagree on so Much: A Reflection on Theological Superiority

My wife and I were sitting in a local coffee shop this week getting some...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

A Word for the Overwhelmed, Tired, Weary, and Burdened: Jesus Cares More About You than What You do for Him

The more John(*not his real name) shared the more I felt for him. Setting up...

July 20, 2023

How do I Know if I’m Growing in my Faith? Use the Fruit of the Spirit as a Metric

I work with college students in a campus ministry context. Several years back, I was...

July 13, 2023

Why I’m Still a Christian In Spite of Church Hurt

I've been a Christian for 25 years. In total, I've had positive church experiences for...

June 2023

June 21, 2023

When I Don’t Feel God’s Love

I came to faith in Jesus as a 14-year-old in a tradition that emphasized truth...

June 06, 2023

Why I Stopped Teaching People to Have a “Daily Quiet Time”

I became a Christian when I was 14. That was over 24 years ago. Almost...

June 04, 2023

Paul’s View of Contentment in Philippians 4

Philippians 4 has always struck me as a misunderstood chapter of the Bible. It’s likely...

May 2023

May 23, 2023

How Can we Reverse the Decline of Christianity? Value and Practice a Christian Way of Life

Headlines and stories detailing the decline of Christianity in the United States are common. The...

May 19, 2023

Anger is Not a Fruit of the Spirit

Anger is in. A quick scroll through social media, browsing of opinion-shapers’ websites and blogs,...

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