It can happen to any of us. Before you know it we start to become dull to sin and conviction. It's a dangerous place to be. This post from ACBC talks about this from a counseling perspective. I really appreciate the grace in this approach; it can be easy to quickly condemn sin, but not rejoice with those who truly do repent. May we be on guard against, and may God protect us from, the many snares that are in our paths as Christians. And may we have soft hearts as the Holy Spi

I live in a state with a lot of vineyards. People love to go to those, though personally, I couldn't care less. Not that you asked. But vineyards do serve as a bit of a reminder of Jesus' words in John 15. He is the vine, we are the branches. And apart from Him, we can do nothing. It's such a simple concept, but one we can easily forget. We can't do the Christian life apart from God. But Jonny Ardavanis gives us a good reminder in this short post from Dial In Ministries. It's

I can't remember exactly what I saw recently, but it reminded me that people, myself included, find that understanding the Bible is hard. As a result, it's easy for people to put it away, to shy away from reading God's Word. I've also often seen we dumb down the Scriptures for people younger than, say, twenty-five, as if they can't really comprehend it. But I wonder, do we dumb things down for others and ourselves because it truly is hard, or is it something else? Let me expl