When you suffer religious abuse, you must deal with the pain of figuring out how to separate the abusive behavior of those who claim to follow God from God Himself.
- March 14, 2011 |
Jesus’ stunning statement to those who brought him news of calamity was that every deadly disaster is a merciful call from God for the living to repent.
- March 13, 2011 |
If “all the Law” hangs on loving God and loving others, then to love God is to obey him and to obey him is to love others. But what does it really mean to love others? Should you walk down the street hugging everyone you meet saying, “I love you”? Should loving others be accompanied by feelings of affection? Are these feelings essential to loving others and if absent does this mean you’re not being loving?
- March 09, 2011 |
Some days I just give up. I wake up and stress greets me, personified by the pile of laundry staring at me. Is it realistic for the Christian to expect a stress-free life? How do you de-stress?
- March 08, 2011 |
If you respond to God’s calling to fight injustice, He’ll give you the love you need to be an agent of change. Here’s how you can learn The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor.
- March 03, 2011 |
In One.Life, Scot McKnight offers a manifesto of Christian faith that beckons readers out of the rut of religious rituals to the high places of Christian living. Find out what it means to embrace the vision of God’s kingdom in a way that awakens your finest dreams and shapes your entire life.
- March 03, 2011 |
Christians love spiritual stuff. We discuss spiritual fruit and spiritual disciplines, and we argue much about spiritual gifts. But do we really understand what we are talking about? We should!
- March 01, 2011 |
Most of us who seek to follow the leadership of Jesus Christ discover that the big lures - murder, adultery, theft and the like - tend to disappear. It's the little traps that we stumble into.
- February 25, 2011 |
I simply cannot bear plain vanilla when life offers so many other colorful and stimulating flavors. Call it the rebel in me, but a fresh run at life by an untried route will get my vote every time. I'll try to show you why.
- February 24, 2011 |
In life, we often focus on the things that haven't changed or the things we are still struggling with. Through R.I.S.E. you can measure and allow the Lord to reward you for the steps you have made toward change.
- February 23, 2011 |
You don’t need to develop a complicated strategy to grow in your faith. You simply need to devote yourself to what Jesus says matters most...
- February 22, 2011 |
Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to overcome everything life throws at us; things like depression, anxiety, anger, lust, or discontentment? What if we had the capacity to deal with unwanted emotions and feelings; or the ability to handle circumstances that catch us off guard or even blow us away?
- February 21, 2011 |
No one can be perfect by following Leviticus' laws. One congregation learned by trying that they're impossible. And realizing that leads, necessarily, to the understanding that no one can be perfect apart from God's grace.
- February 16, 2011 |
If there was one bit of wisdom that would serve you well the rest of your life, this is the single most important skill I've ever learned as a Christian...
- February 15, 2011 |
Spiritual gifts are very important and quite crucial to how we serve. But if we aren't careful, we can make excuses to be idle if the task doesn't exactly fit what we believe to be our spiritual gifts.
- February 14, 2011 |
From the beginning to the end, we're all in need of someone to reach out and touch us in our ugly leprosy and be Jesus to us.
- February 11, 2011 |
A 2009 traffic violation turned into a nightmare for one Florida man and his family, but prayer and perseverance brought about a positive resolution, and a revelation that faith is more about relationship than religion.
- February 09, 2011 |
Though the female cardinal has skills equally as impressive as the male, she seems content to allow him to sing the lead, to wear the bright-red pants in the family, and to care for both her and their young.
- February 08, 2011 |
Young or old, single, dating, married, divorced or widowed, we're all beloved lovers - of God and each other.
- February 08, 2011 |
There’s a phrase that conjures up a life that’s care-free, at peace, and enjoyable. Sometimes people say they’re “just livin’ the life.” The idea is that I’m just living this unbelievably sought-after life. Of course, that’s a fantasy...
- February 04, 2011 |
