Love Jesus Frees Us to Love Ourselves 23 Dec 201623 Dec 2016 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…
Faith… The Father’s Love Frees Us to Trust and Depend on Him 22 Dec 201621 Dec 2016 I have three daughters. I am the only male living in my house. I am a minority in a sorority. I love being a dad, and I love my girls.…
Love Jesus Frees Us to Love God 21 Dec 201620 Dec 2016 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…
Love A thought to ponder 20 Dec 201619 Dec 2016 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love... Love each other as I have loved you (John 15:9 and 13, NIV). Jesus…
Quotes I have been learning that… 20 Dec 201619 Dec 2016 Just as there are sins of commission (doing the wrong thing) and sins of omission (not doing the right thing), blessings can be good that God brings us and bad…
Discipleship Dealing with Shame 20 Dec 201619 Dec 2016 The spiritual medicine for guilt is forgiveness. The medicine for shame is love. When we come across a person who is struggling with shame it often means learning to love…
Grace… Inhaling Grace 18 Dec 201617 Dec 2016 Enjoying a fine cigar is a tasting and smelling thing, not a bathing thing. Similarly, many Christians are content to enjoy the flavor and fragrance of God's grace but are unwilling…
Quotes One of the things I have been learning is that… 18 Dec 201617 Dec 2016 People thrive under praise and deteriorate under criticism. That's not a trite positive thinking proverb. That's a divine Proverb. "The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse…