“If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering” (Matt. 5:23-24). People often get upset or bent out of shape for…
continue reading »Just outside my window is a robin’s nest, and the activities of the robin family keep distracting me. It’s been difficult to get my work done. However, while watching the birds, I just about decided work can wait. When the female began sitting on the nest, I was captivated by the care she took as she sat on the…
continue reading »The common room was peaceful. Wheelchairs were gathered about, but most of the residents slept with chins on their chests or heads lolling to the side. The TV prattled on, but no one noticed. Our focus was on my mother. Apparently oblivious to her surroundings, she sat at the table where she had eaten lunch.…
continue reading »Some days it seems the world will self-destruct from anger. It’s evident everywhere. The news is filled with accounts in all walks of life, even about parents against their children. Furthermore, the internet is filled with rude, even hateful, replies when people don’t agree with what is posted. It seems that civility has gone out…
continue reading »“Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers. 2 For they will wither quickly like the grass, And fade like the green herb. 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of…
continue reading »Have you been tripped up by James’ words, “faith without works is dead /useless?” (James 2:20). Has the pressure to do work, or produce fruit created pressure in your life? Many Christians grow up in a culture that teaches that if you stumble in your walk, your faith is not real, it’s useless. If you so…
continue reading »Part of growing up involves developing a belief system. In that process, were you ever told to be careful, because you can’t always believe what you hear? Developing a belief system involves learning to discern good from bad, right from wrong, truth from falsehood, and fact from opinion. Believing a lie, can mislead you in life. It…
continue reading »Do you sometimes wonder what God’s work is for you? Do you ever feel like you’re drifting without purpose? Or are you overwhelmed by the demands of life? How do you find the work God has for you? Someone who was following Jesus asked that very question, saying, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of…
continue reading »Sometimes you need to embrace the cross to find freedom from anger and experience new life. A 3-year-old boy pulled back and swung, hitting an elderly lady in the stomach with all his might. At a special event, 16-year-old girl glared as she declared to the group sponsor, “You are not my mother and I don’t have to…
continue reading »“It’s my husband. He has a problem, but he doesn’t see it. I was wondering if I buy the book if . . ..” . . . Well, if I buy the book, will it fix him? The problem? Anger. The book, Uprooting Anger: Destroying the Monster Within. It drew attention at a conference last weekend. Many…
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