James Travis

Christian Living

Thick Skin, Soft Heart

“Thick skin, soft heart.“ A good friend who pastors a church in a very different context and culture said this to me recently. In full…

James TravisSeptember 10, 2024

Christian Living Discipleship

Why Mentorship Matters

After writing to Titus — his former travel and ministry partner (Galatians 2.1-3) — about his current task in the church, Paul begins to instruct…

James TravisJune 18, 2024

Christian Living

Sharing Salt

Thinking about some of the deepest and most profound conversations we see in Scripture, I’m struck by how many take place over food and/or drink.…

James TravisApril 30, 2024

Christian Living Theology

Parenting, Perseverance, and God’s Love

Amongst the many well-wishes when our first son was born in 2015 was a consistent message that slowly but surely, “You will now come to…

James TravisFebruary 20, 2024

Christian Living Theology

Memento Mori: Death Inspiring Life

Memento Mori is a Latin phrase that means “remember that you will die.” It is, I think, the perfect way to end one year and…

James TravisJanuary 23, 2024

Christian Living Theology

Bible Reading: Quality or Quantity?

To read Scripture daily is a good thing (2 Timothy 3.16, Romans 15.4, Mark 13.31, 1 Peter 2.2, Psalm 119.130). There isn’t, as far as…

James TravisJanuary 5, 2024

Christian Living History & Holidays Theology

The Early Tree

For the past couple of years, Christmas trees seem to be appearing earlier and earlier. Not in the shops that want you to buy their…

James TravisDecember 6, 2023

Tributes

Remembering Pastor Chuck: Retrospectives From Ray Ortlund, Nicky Gumbel, Elaine O’Connor, Daniel Hamlin, & James Travis

Keeping Jesus At The Center - Ray Ortlund My wife Jani and I were at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa on New Year’s Eve 1971, going…

James TravisOctober 11, 2023

Christian Living Theology

5 Reasons We Need the Old Testament

It seems that no matter how much nuanced hinting or explicit declaration happens in churches, people still stumble over the question of “Do we need…

James TravisSeptember 22, 2023

Christian Living

Travel: Good for the Soul?

Originally published in James Travis’ blog on July 29, 2023. Living in Bahrain means that travel is an accepted part of life. We travel…

James TravisAugust 18, 2023

Christian Living Theology

Exchanging Heaven for Here

Our Bibles are littered with exchanges; Psalm 106.20, Mark 8.37, 2 Corinthians 6.13, and Micah 6.6-8, to name a few. One often overlooked exchange in…

James TravisJune 16, 2023

Ministry & Leadership

Teaching v. Preaching: What Should We Get at the Gathering?

Many people have personal preferences and their own opinions about the gathered church (which is fine; we’re all made, graced, and gifted uniquely, cf. 1…

James TravisMay 5, 2023

Articles Discipleship

Iron Sharpening Iron

One often-quoted Bible verse that speaks of the benefit of living in community with other believers comes from Proverbs: “As iron sharpens iron, so a person…

James TravisMarch 13, 2023

Discipleship Theology

Gossip & The Gospel

I recently talked with a good friend and the conversation turned to (among many things) the topic of gossip. It went something like this: Person…

James TravisFebruary 13, 2023

Theology

Did Jesus Claim to be God?

In the part of the world that I currently live and work in, Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf, it’s possible to say something without actually…

James TravisOctober 24, 2022

Thick Skin, Soft Heart

Why Mentorship Matters

Sharing Salt

Parenting, Perseverance, and God’s Love

Memento Mori: Death Inspiring Life

Bible Reading: Quality or Quantity?

The Early Tree

Remembering Pastor Chuck: Retrospectives From Ray Ortlund, Nicky Gumbel, Elaine O’Connor, Daniel Hamlin, & James Travis

5 Reasons We Need the Old Testament

Travel: Good for the Soul?

Exchanging Heaven for Here

Teaching v. Preaching: What Should We Get at the Gathering?

Iron Sharpening Iron

Gossip & The Gospel

Did Jesus Claim to be God?

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