The Trap of Pleasing People

The Trap of Pleasing People

The Trap of Pleasing People I was a young pastor. I was doing everything I could to develop the teaching gift that God had given me. I knew that my preaching wasn’t perfect, and I knew I needed to gain experience, but I wasn’t that bad of a preacher,...
Someday I Will…

Someday I Will…

Someday I Will… When was the last time you thought, “Someday, I’ll […]” before filling in the blank with a goal for your future? Maybe one of these will apply: Someday I’ll get a job I actually enjoy. Someday I’ll get myself...
Hide Not Your Face

Hide Not Your Face

Hide Not Your Face from Paul Tripp Ministries It’s perhaps the most comforting and mysterious truth in the Christian faith: God will never hide his face from us. I love what David writes in Psalm 27: “Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away...
Afraid of the Unknown

Afraid of the Unknown

Afraid of the Unknown from Paul Tripp Ministries Today’s devotional has been adapated from a new post I wrote celebrating 10 years of Paul Tripp Ministries, Inc. Read The Full Post… It was one of the hardest decisions I ever made. I loved my work at The...
Organizing Treasures

Organizing Treasures

Organizing Treasures ~ How organized of a person are you?  From Paul Tripp Ministries We all have that one friend who seems to show up late for events, forget important details, or regularly misplace items. We may be unorganized, but we’re not as bad as them! We...
Sinned Against Again

Sinned Against Again

Sinned Against (Again) From Paul Tripp Ministries. When was the last time someone sinned against you? How did you respond? Last Wednesday I wrote about the 8 sinful responses we typically have after we’ve been wounded by another: regret, fear, defend, withhold,...