We need to get that image out of our heads when we learn in context about the “surrender” God is inviting us to. He certainly doesn’t see you and me as losers. I’m sure, when studying other scriptural messages, this image of waving the white flag may have its place, but not when it comes […]
What I had been feeling all those years was that my spirit person and my soul person were running on parallel tracks. I knew many of the relevant Truths of the Bible. But what I came to learn about God and Jesus and grace and forgiveness and hope just would not travel the eighteen inches […]
I can’t even begin to tell you the number of counseling clients I’ve met over the past decade who have sincerely confessed to me something like this: “I’ve always thought I was a Christian. But, if I really am, why do I still struggle with so much shame and doubt deep inside me? I thought […]
For centuries, mankind has tried to create an improved version of itself. There seems to be a universal assumption that in order to find ultimate fulfillment in life, we must find a way to become “better.” Self-help books are flying off the shelves like never before. Researchers have discovered that the younger generations are far […]
THIRD IN A SERIES OF THREE BLOG POSTINGS The way you love others right now is a direct reflection of your current belief system regarding love. It also reflects your love of God. God doesn’t require us to give out anything He hasn’t already provided to us. Therefore, you can only give out God’s agape […]
SECOND IN A SERIES OF THREE BLOG POSTINGS In my most recent BLOG – part 1 of this 3-part series – I wrote about God’s love for us and how it is able to restore the broken, messy places in our lives. This teaching would be incomplete if I were to not present the antithesis […]
FIRST IN A SERIES OF THREE BLOG POSTINGS God created us with an inherent need for love. Just as our physical body would eventually die without our physical needs being met, a lack of love will disrupt our ability to grow emotionally or spiritually. Without love, we can never fulfill our God-given purpose. Furthermore, we […]
If you were to ask someone why they are anxious or angry or worried, that person will probably tell you about something that has occurred or is occurring in their life. Maybe a loved one was diagnosed with cancer. Or rent is coming due and they have no money in the bank. Or possibly they’re […]
THIRD IN A SERIES OF SIX BLOG POSTINGS The uncertainties of life can cause every one of us to experience some degree of emotional strain and stress. Aside from the basic, innate human responses to stress, each of the five inborn temperaments causes the individual to be predisposed to certain predictable tendencies in their emotional […]
Every human being was created by God with the freedom to be free in Christ. Yet there is a heavy cloud of imprisonment hanging over much of the world we live in… every moment of every day. So, what are we missing? Today’s western culture has convinced us that to have freedom there must be […]