by Jonathan Hayashi | Feb 2, 2026 | Discipleship, Gospel Centrality
The Circle of the Fellowship of the Ring I read Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and watched through them with Kennedi, but my personal favorite is the Fellowship of the Ring. These ordinary meek Hobbits from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to...
by Stephen Ganschow | Jul 21, 2025 | Bible, Discipleship, Gospel
Why do we repeatedly watch the same shows? A recent article, “Why We Watch the Same Shows Over and Over,” offers a fascinating insight that is worth pondering. It states that we do this because they comforts us. Familiar shows offer a predictable world. As a result,...
by Jonathan Hayashi | May 12, 2025 | Biblical Counseling, Discipleship, Wisdom
“I just want to stop! I don’t want this anymore, but I don’t have control over this whole situation!” These are the comments I hear from people who are seeking counseling. There is a sense they feel “stuck” and are not able to move forward in their past. Because...
by Stephen Ganschow | Dec 30, 2024 | Biblical Counseling, Discipleship, Discipline
In the time I have been a biblical counselor and a pastor, I have written, taught, and mused on the subject matter of “habits” many times. I even wrote a piece this past fall on Christian life habits (recommended read for New Year resolution biblical reading a prayer,...
by Jonathan Hayashi | Aug 26, 2024 | Bible, Discipleship
The Whole Bible for Whole Christian The theology of the apostle Paul, the entire theology of the Pauline Epistle is exchanged for a lie in a self-centered reading which has become detrimental endemic in the twentieth-century evangelical theology. The gospel we...
