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Forgive Like Jesus!
Posted on October 15, 2026 Leave a Comment
October 15, 2026 Forgive Like Jesus! I can’t forgive them; they hurt me too deeply, too long! I won’t forgive them; they have no remorse, no regret! I shouldn’t forgive them; they will wrong me again and again! Forgiveness is often one of the most difficult things we can do. While the hurt and the […]
Put On Something New!
Posted on October 8, 2026 Leave a Comment
October 8, 2026 Put On Something New! I like my “worn just enough” blue jeans, my soft cotton shirt, and broke-in pair of tennis shoes. If the day warms up enough, I change out my blue jeans for cotton blend cargo shorts. So when someone suggests a different brand of jeans or a different style […]
Put Some Things To Death!
Posted on October 1, 2026 Leave a Comment
October 1, 2026 Put Some Things To Death! Some things inflict harm on me or on the people about whom I care. Some things inflict harm on God’s creation or on the community in which I live. Some things inflict harm on my relationship with Jesus or on God’s dream for me. In order to […]
Set Your Mind On Jesus!
Posted on September 24, 2026 Leave a Comment
September 24, 2026 Set Your Mind On Jesus! There is so much information coming our way, that it is hard to keep up with it all. +It is easy to feel we are falling further and further behind in knowing what is happening around the world. +It is easy to feel we are not keeping […]
Disqualified!
Posted on September 17, 2026 Leave a Comment
September 17, 2026 Disqualified! I felt disqualified! I had been in the game. I was eager! I was ready! I was excited! But suddenly, I felt something I had done or said had disqualified me. I was sidelined. I was confused. I was benched. I was hurt. Worse yet, I was asked to give part […]
Made Alive!
Posted on September 10, 2026 Leave a Comment
September 10, 2026 Made Alive! There is nothing that makes me feel so dead than sin. When sin seems to be winning, there is a darkness that surrounds me with a death-like grip. As long as I continue in my sin, a life filled with God’s peace and joy and love feels distant and unattainable. […]
Avoid Empty Deceit!
Posted on September 3, 2026 Leave a Comment
September 3, 2026 Avoid Empty Deceit! It is difficult to figure out what you can trust. I was in graduate school when I realized that some of the things that were being taught in the classroom were not true. I began to see that what was being taught did not fit with my understanding of […]
Be Built Up!
Posted on August 27, 2026 Leave a Comment
August 27, 2026 Be Built Up! We look to lots of things and lots of people to build ourselves up. +We look for the affirmation of other people. +We look for the acceptance of other people. +We look for the approval of other people. We look to lots of things and lots of people to […]
Consequences!
Posted on August 25, 2026 Leave a Comment
August 26, 2026 Consequences! “I have been young and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing.” Psalm 37:25-26 It is easy to claim my values align with a particular perspective or party or […]
Encourage Their Heart!
Posted on August 20, 2026 Leave a Comment
August 20, 2026 Encourage Their Heart! There is an epidemic of discouragement! People are discouraged because they have experienced disappointment after disappointment after disappointment. They get tired of trying again, they get tired of being optimistic, and they get tired of being enthusiastic. People are discouraged because they are constantly distracted. They struggle to stay […]
