Seedlings

“Little thoughts that grow big results.”

Seedlings take just a minute or two to read – but you may ponder them for hours, if not days! Browse Seedlings by category, or read chronologically in the yearly Seedlings 2008 and Seedlings 2009 archives.

Christian Character

God and Daring
The Praise Test
A Forgotten Word
Faith & Failure

Christian Life

Work and Fun
Standing Strong
Growing Up
Sweetness of Speech
Slow Down!
A Bond-Servant of Christ
Go Forward!
Your Will Be Done
How Hungry Are You?
“Wouldings”
No Comparison
Do Not Fret
Stop Wasting Time
Stretch Your Brain!

Christmas

Not Even One
Preach the Whole Story
Keep Silence
Remember

Church

One Big (Happy?) Family
A Solemn Commission

Deception

A Deadly Masquerade
The Deceitfulness of Sin

Defending the Faith

Recognize and Refute
Prickly Doubts
Practicality

Discernment

Engage Your Brain
Where Are You Drinking From?

Forgiveness

Are We Vindictive?
Forgiving from the Heart
Jesus Our High Priest
Get Your Perspective Right
He Sets The Prisoner Free

Heaven

A New Name
Solidity
Becoming Heavenly-Minded

Knowing God

Press On!
The Poetry of God
Blood
One Thing
Look at the Sparrows
God in a Box
My Dread Champion
Confronted by Deity

Love & Service

Sustain the Weary
The Least of These
A Gracious Work
We Cannot Stop Speaking

Prayer

Learning to Pray
Devotion, Not Distraction

Self-Examination

What is the State of Your Armor?
Consider Your Epitaph
According to My Righteousness
What Might God Say?
Putting Feelings in their Place
Human Busyness vs. God’s Business
Are You Ready?
The Revival Trap

Sin

Don’t Take Grace for Granted
Complaints, Complaints!
Have You Really Tried?
The Subtlety of Envy
Have You Committed an Omission?
Neither Poverty Nor Riches

Suffering & Trials

A Light in the Darkness
Jonah and the Worm
Endure
Dusty Days
A Sacrifice for God
Commanded to Suffer
True Comfort
A Dream Denied
Afflicted But Not Crushed

Thankfulness

From Wretchedness to Thanksgiving
Complaints, Complaints!
Happiness Doubled By Wonder

Wisdom

I’m Just A-Passing Through
Ignorance is No Excuse
Think First
Be Wise!