If in reading the Bible you find justification for abusing, humiliating, disgracing, harming, or hurting, especially when it makes you feel better about yourself, you are absolutely wrong.
02990 – You are Absolutely Wrong!
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02833 – Knowing Christ
It is Christ who is to be exalted, not our feelings. We will know Him by obedience, not by emotions.
02717 – Shalom
The Hebrew term for peace is shalom, which is related to the word shleimut, meaning full or whole. Shalom requires radical inclusion — we can’t be whole unless everybody is included — and harmony — it can’t be peaceful unless all the diverse peoples commit to getting...
02625 – Want Loving Feelings? Do Loving Things
Still, I know that if you want to have loving feelings, instead of doom and hatred, you do loving things—care for the lonely and sick, feed the hungry, welcome strangers, treat yourself gently, call an incredibly annoying relative just to say hello.
02617 – What is God Like?
But whenever you aren't sure what God is like, think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel brave, and what makes you feel loved. That's what God is like. from What is God Like?
02426 – Nature Brings Solace
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy amidst the...
02098 – Wanting to Feel Important
Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm - but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of...