The Difficulty with Submission in Lent

By Joe LaGuardia Several years ago–has to be nearly a decade by now–the Holy Spirit convicted me that I needed to learn a thing or two about submission and obedience.  I had been a Christ-follower for some time, but I have always had a flavor for independence and strong-willed stubbornness. In fact, I became aContinue reading “The Difficulty with Submission in Lent”

The Mystics and the “Middles” of Life

By Joe LaGuardia I attend a Baptist pastor’s meeting every so often in which we have a time of prayer, as well as listen to a one-hour presentation from a guest speaker. There is always a speaker, and although it is meaningful, we are never left to talk among ourselves—to share, to compare notes, toContinue reading “The Mystics and the “Middles” of Life”