I would argue that the biggest burden we try and carry is one that we don’t need to. That burden is identified and is two-fold: unconfessed sin and accepting forgiveness for confessed sin. There are a number of scriptures that speak to this, among them: 1 Peter 5:6-7, Psalms 55:22, 34:15, etc. “If you hide […]
Ever really thought about this? “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psalm 23:6, ESV) Are Goodness and Mercy following you? If so… do you acknowledge this? If not… do you know why? I suppose the question really
Since we are told to renew our minds… what does this mean? Have you ever thought about the what, how of renewal? Not only the need to renew our mind… nor only the how to renew… but the renew to what? I realize that I’ve written about this before and probably will again… probably because
Have you ever thought much about repentance – what it means, why, and how? Do you know the motivation for your, I’m sorry? Why say it if there’s no remorse or the intention of not repeating the behavior/words necessitating forgiveness and hoped for restoration? When you know without a doubt that you did/said wrong/hurtful, what
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians
We are told numerous times that we, as in WE, need to renew our minds. But exactly what does this mean? (Always remember that when we are asked, commanded to do something, that it really is something we can do.) Scripture provides many verses that speak to this issue: 2 Timothy 1:7, Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 12:34-35, Proverbs
What are your givens? We all have them. They provide us with our contexts, our ‘ordering’, our frame of reference. Either we do this subconsciously or we do this deliberately… but this isn’t a negative. Unless we put people in cement, givens are our way of responding to our world. The tragedy… or at least
You do realize that your ‘want’ is critically important… don’t you? Who you WANT to be and become factors significantly on what you do, learn, say, think, etc… Your want is the glasses you look through and how you think about and judge you.It is always considerably easier if we do a frank and honest
Religion according to Webster: “…the service and worship of God or the supernatural; a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices; a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith…” Somewhat lifeless, though the final part of the definition has more life. And what is
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Do you know, understand, and appreciate – YOU? Do you know your identity? Is this important to and for you to be who you are? If you are a Christian then the resounding answer should be… I’m in the process of discovering me! Colossians 3: 1-10 gives us much to think about as our new
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!