I think a mature Christian is someone who is very difficult to offend.
04253 – Easily Offended?
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03079 – The “Interior Castle”
The "interior castle" of the human soul, as Teresa of Avila called it, has many rooms, and they are slowly occupied by God, allowing us time and room to grow. from The Divine Conspiracy
02788 – People Will Never Forget
The people to whom we minister and speak will not recall 99 percent of what we say to them. But they will never forget the kind of persons we are.
01833 – Submitting Ourselves as Instruments of Righteousness
I submit my tongue as an instrument of righteousness when I make it bless them that curse me and pray for them who persecute me, even though it "automatically" tends to strike and wound those who have wounded me. I submit my legs to God as instruments of righteousness...
01832 – Not Having the Last Word
I'm practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.
01177 – Contempt Spits on Our Need to Belong
To belong is a vital need based in the spiritual nature of the human being. Contempt spits on this pathetically deep need. And, like anger, contempt does not have to be acted out in special ways to be evil. It is inherently poisonous. Just by being what it is, it is...
01095 – Dealing with Life
The current situation, in which faith professed has little impact on the whole of life, is not unique to our times, nor is it a recent development. But it is currently at an acute stage. History has brought us to the point where the Christian message is thought to be...
00995 – It’s Just Not Prayer
Often in discussions of prayer we confuse it with other valid aspects of any life in which prayer is functioning as it ought. And that is not helpful. In fact, it can result in prayer’s being replaced and omitted. We may confuse prayer with special states or...
00789 – Our Worship: What Does God Think?
If we honestly compared the amount of time in church spent thinking about what others think or might think with the amount of time thinking about what God is thinking, we would probably be shocked. Those of us in congregational leadership need to think deeply about...
00787 – Worship and Study Go Hand in Hand
We must not worship without study, for ignorant worship is of limited value and can be very dangerous. We may develop “a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge” (Rom.10:2) and do great harm to ourselves and others. But worship must be added to study to complete...