WAYS OF LEARNING
There are ways to learn difficult lessons without always having to go through great struggles, losses or failures. The idea of ‘no pain—no gain’ isn’t […]
September 2021
HIS PRAISE ENDURES FOREVER
Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.Great are the works of the Lord, studied […]
CONFIDENCE IN JESUS
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) wrote, “It is possible for religious people, and Christians in particular, to follow Jesus into the kingdom of God and come to […]
A BROKEN HEART
A broken heart is not unfamiliar to many because they may have had their heart broken, or may have broken some else’s heart or both. […]
JESUS AND EMPIRE
Richard Beck, professor and author wrote, “So this post is a bit of a throwback, harkening back to the Bush years where talk of Constantinianism […]
GROUNDED IN LOVE
Jesus is the Word. What the Word implants is love. Love for God and love for other people. If both have not happened we love […]
INSIDE LISTENING
Getting away to be alone is very important to those who want to listen and especially to those who want to hear. This can happen […]
SIMPLE ACTIONS
To follow after the spiritual life is not a matter of endless education and learning. I think it is a matter of just being who […]
STAYING WITH IT
There is no one ‘formula’ or ‘fix’ for finding our way into the deeper life. It is all practice, trial, error, success and ‘keep it’ […]
ORIGIN OF GOOD AND EVIL
Little is known, from scripture or otherwise, as to the origin of good and evil. We are told of the ‘fallen angel’ Lucifer and how […]