On formation, up close.
Writing on discipleship, Scripture, and the long, good work of becoming who you were made to be.
Questions Worth Asking Before You Marry
The honest conversations every couple should have before the wedding: money, conflict, family, faith, and the quiet expectations nobody says out loud.
Foundry · September 18, 2026
How to Lead a Small Group That Actually Forms People
Most groups get stuck at good discussion. Here is how to move yours toward real formation through honesty, prayer, follow-through, and patient facilitation.
Foundry · September 11, 2026
How to Forgive Someone Who Hurt You
What forgiveness is and is not: the difference between forgiveness, reconciliation, and trust, and the slow, honest work of releasing a debt.
Foundry · September 4, 2026
How to Memorize Scripture (and Actually Keep It)
Memorizing Scripture is not about a good memory. It is about a simple, repeatable method and a little patience. Here is how to do it and make it stick.
Foundry · August 28, 2026
What Real Community Actually Costs
Honest Christian community is not a program or a warm feeling. It asks for vulnerability, staying power, and forgiveness. Here is what it costs and why it is worth it.
Foundry · August 21, 2026
How to Handle Doubt Without Losing Your Faith
Doubt is not the opposite of faith. Here is how to bring honest questions to God and to community, with company from Scripture and its famous doubters.
Foundry · August 14, 2026
How to Build a Rule of Life
A rule of life is not a rigid schedule or a way to earn God's favor. It is a simple, honest plan for staying close to Jesus. Here is how to build one.
Foundry · August 7, 2026
How to Love When It'"'"'s Hard
Real love is not a warm feeling you wait to arrive. It is patient, kind action toward the people who are hardest to love. Here is how to practice it.
Foundry · July 31, 2026
The Difference Between Information and Formation
Knowing more about God is not the same as being changed by God. Here is how transformation actually happens: through practice, community, and the Spirit.
Foundry · July 24, 2026
How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say
If prayer feels awkward or you freeze up when you try, you are in good company. Here is how to start simply and keep going.
Foundry · July 17, 2026
What Is the Gospel?
The gospel is not advice about how to be better. It is news about what God has already done in Jesus. Here is that news, told plainly.
Foundry · July 10, 2026
How to Disciple a New Believer
A plain, practical guide to walking with a new Christian: relationship over curriculum, Scripture together, and taking the long view.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
What Is Spiritual Formation? (And Why It Takes Time)
Spiritual formation is being shaped into the likeness of Christ over time. Here is what it is, why it is slow, and how it actually happens.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
How to Find a Discipleship Mentor
You were not meant to grow alone. Here is how to find a discipleship mentor: what to look for, where to look, and how to ask.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
How to Read the Bible for Formation, Not Just Information
Reading the Bible for facts is not the same as letting it form you. Here are practices that turn Bible reading into real change.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
What to Look for in a Church Discipleship Program
Not every discipleship program actually forms people. Here are the marks that separate a formation engine from a content library.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
How to Start a Discipleship Program at Your Church
A practical playbook for pastors: how to start a discipleship program that forms people, starting small and keeping it relational.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
Walking With Someone Through a Hard Season: A Biblical Counseling Primer
When someone you love is suffering and you do not know what to say, presence matters more than answers. A gentle primer on caring well.
Foundry · July 3, 2026
What Makes Preaching Land: The Marks of Faithful Preaching
Some sermons inform and some sermons form. Here are the marks of faithful preaching that actually lands and changes people.
Foundry · July 3, 2026