Spiritual Formation… Receiving’s Bad Rap 14 Mar 201414 Mar 2014 One of the things I have been learning is that for many people it is difficult to ask for help when we need it or to accept it when it…
Going Deeper… Why has God stopped caring for me? 13 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This is the fifth and final post in this week's series in which I have been sharing what I have been learning about some of the unspoken thoughts often represented…
Going Deeper… Why isn’t God answering my prayers to rescue me from this suffering? 12 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This is the fourth post in this week's series of posts where I have been addressing some of the questions that are often represented by the question: "Why is this…
Going Deeper… Why is God punishing me? 11 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 This week I am writing a series of posts prompted by what is your pastor's most dreaded question: "Why is this happening to me?" I have been learning that one…
Going Deeper… What did I do wrong to deserve this? 10 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 Yesterday I started a series of posts prompted by everyone's favorite pastoral question: "Why is this happening to me?" It is a very honest question when we are suffering, and…
Going Deeper… Why Is This Happening to Me? 9 Mar 20147 Aug 2014 "Why is this happening to me?" As a pastor, I get asked this question a lot. When struggles and difficulties come, it is natural to want to know the "why."…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love Others 8 Mar 2014 When we experience the love of Jesus we become freed from shallow and selfish counterfeits of love, to authentically love others with the love with which He loves us. What…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love Ourselves 7 Mar 2014 Self-love is basic to being human. It is one of the ways in which we are created in the image of God. God loves Himself and so seeks His own…
Jonathan Edwards… Jesus Frees Us to Love God 6 Mar 2014 We don’t need to be afraid of God. We do need to fear God but we don’t need to be afraid of God. Proverbs 1:7 says, “Fear of the LORD…
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