Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
03661 – Purposes vs. Wishes
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03659 – Not Needed?
If we always agree with each other, one of us is not needed.
03623 – Allowing Grace to Govern our Opinions
I pray we Christians will allow grace to govern the opinions we are willing to extend to others rather than allow our opinions of others to govern the grace we are willing to extend. For God is always actively trying to include those who we are actively trying to...
03614 – Women: Pastors & Preachers
From a couple years ago and evidently, still relevant: "I used to argue with others who didn’t believe women could preach and pastor. So much energy wasted. Nowadays, I just train and provide opportunities for women to preach in our congregation. And when they do,...
03534 – False Self vs. True Self
Our false selves counsel us to hide our true selves behind our performance, our caring for others, our intellectualism, our social savvy, our finances, our articulate presentations, our religiosity, or our skepticism. But our true selves long to see and be seen, to...
03529 – Entering the Confusion of Another’s Soul
The soul is always complicated. Most of its thought and emotions could never be expressed in plain language. You could have the patience of Job and still never understand your partner (or friend or lover or family member), because the soul by nature doesn't lend...
03519 – Recording Faithful & Unfaithful Acts
One of the gifts of the Old Testament is how faithful Israel was in recording their unfaithfulness. Israel could've erased all their sins, but they recorded their idolatry, oppression of others, and when they put words in God's mouth. Erasing a nation's sins isn't...
03518 – Precious in God’s Eyes
Once we deeply trust that we ourselves are precious in God's eyes, we are able to recognize the preciousness of others and their unique places in God's heart.
03506 – Discovering the Best
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
03492 – Becoming Wounded Healers
Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not "How can we hide our wounds?" so we don't have to be embarrassed, but "How can we put our woundedness in the service of...