When someone baits you by asking, "well, what does the Word of God say about women preaching?" Tell them that Jesus is the Word of God (John 1) and all 4 Gospels end with him sending women to preach the good news of the resurrection. The Word of God says women...
Be the reason someone feels welcomed, seen, heard, valued, loved, and supported.
Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to Hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.
A reminder:Your anxiety is not a sin.Your depression is not a sin.Your PTSD is not a sin.What is sinful is when someone adds to your trauma by telling you that your anxiety, depression, and/or your PTSD reveals a lack of faith in God.
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
Now I come to something which may at first sight seem specifically Christian – or biblical, I should rather say. But when you listen very carefully, you will see that we speak about a reality which is quite universal: faith. Faith and the path are inseparable from one...
This is the work. It is not towing the line or fitting right in or getting comfortable or getting out of dodge or getting in good with someone or that group. It is getting clear on who you are and getting free of who you are not.
If someone is falling behind in life, you don't have to remind them. Believe me, they already know. If someone is unhealthy, they know. If someone is failing at work, they know. If someone is struggling in their relationships with money, with self-image... they know....
Forgiveness is not a matter of exonerating people who have hurt you. They may not deserve exoneration. Forgiveness means cleansing your soul of the bitterness of ‘what might have been,’ ‘what should have been,’ and ‘what didn’t have to happen.’ Someone has defined...
The saddest thing in life and the hardest to live through is the knowledge that there is someone you love very much whom you cannot save from suffering.