Ryan Bailey
Parenting a strong-willed child is often challenging and discouraging, and it can be hard to keep the long view in mind in the midst of temper tantrums and disobedience. However, your strong willed child is not a mistake, and God can use them mightily for his purposes. Parenting a strong willed child is not finding…
Teaching our children impulse control is one of the ways we can help them grow in Christlikeness. Proverbs 25:28 states, “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” By teaching your kids how to control themselves, you are helping them learn how to resist the temptation to sin, persevere…
As followers of Christ, we are called to show love for others and the truth of Scripture in every aspect of our lives. Love and truth should be especially present in our marriages, where they serve as the bedrock of our relationship with our spouse. However, balancing love and truth can sometimes be challenging, particularly…
In our first post in this series, we looked at how to identify your strengths. But how can Christians talk about their strengths without coming across as boastful? Christians often grapple with the idea of talking about their strengths. They are concerned about coming across as boastful or prideful, which goes against the humility we…
What is the purpose of understanding our strengths as Christians? This two-part series will examine why Christians need to understand our strengths and how Christians can talk about them without appearing boastful. Understanding our strengths teaches us to lean into and utilize our God-given talents and abilities to glorify God through our work. Recognizing our…
What do you do if you and your spouse find yourselves embroiled in conflict that never seems to go anywhere? In order to see progress and find resolution, it can be helpful to use a tool that we call the “Safe Zone Exercise”. A Safe Zone is where you and your spouse create a set…
In our last post, we looked at a powerful tool for staying connected to Christ. But before we go into other options for how to stay connected to Christ throughout an entire day, you might be thinking, “Ryan, you have no idea how my sinful nature works. I can have all the right intentions to…
Notice that when we talk about the gospel, it is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not the Gospel of __________ (insert your name). The Gospel is primarily about Him. The J.B. Phillips’ translation of Colossians 1:15-20 makes this clear. It reads, “Now Christ is the visible expression of the invisible God. He existed…
In our last post, we looked at why Christ is our first principle. If Christ is going to be our first principle, then we need to focus way more on Him than we do on overcoming our sins, loving our families, dreaming about success, or anything else. We are going to discuss several ways to…
In the early 1990’s, I was sitting in Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New York City, listening to Tim Keller preach. In that sermon, he said something to the effect of “the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not only the way to be saved but is the primary way we grow.” I was captivated by that…