The Jesus Guilt Cure
When I was in seminary, I remember reading a psychologist who said that guilt is healthy if it lasts no more than five minutes or results in a change of behavior. I put the book down and thought: “Lord, my life is nothing but an onion with layer upon layer of unhealthy guilt.”
Bible Summary That Works
I shared a bookmark in your bulletins yesterday. Here is another list that provided some inspiration for me in creating that bookmark...
Blessed are the Meek,
The Last shall be first,
Walk Humbly with Your God, etc.
This last Sunday we focused on how we go about discerning God’s purpose and plan for our lives. The conclusion I drew, in reflection on the scriptures, was that finding our place in this world and fulfilling our potential requires living with one eye on Jesus Christ and the other eye looking forward.
The Lord is my Constant Companion
Each week we are featuring a prayer that sets an example for the answered prayer we are emphasizing. This week we’ve got a prayer, based on the 23rd Psalm, which is called: The Lord is my Constant Companion. I invite you to make this prayer yours as you ask for God to give you peace.
Archived Posts
Prayer Changes Things
Here is a transcript of the prayer I prayed at the end of yesterday’s sermon.
Optimism, Faith, and Hope:
Practical Steps For Increasing All Three
Here are some practical, spiritual, and relational ways to grow faith, hope and optimism:
Listening Heart
It’s kind of crazy when you think about it. Wisdom in the Bible is all about listening. Of course it makes sense that wisdom would start with listening to God, to God’s law and commandments, as well as the promptings and leadings of the Holy Spirit.
Here are some quotes that
didn’t make it into Sunday’s sermon.
(But it doesn’t mean that they don’t offer real insight into the power of risk over the fear of failure...)
Such A Rich Passage (Luke 19:1-10)
I reflected a lot on the passage about Zacchaeus because it has been written off as “been there, read that, little guy in a tree.” But it is so rich in getting to the heart of what it means to be saved by grace through faith—to live our lives out of gratitude rather than obligation.