Unobliged
There’s a Spanish story of a father and son who had become estranged. The son ran away, and the father set off […]
Category: Relationships
Exposed
Recently I’ve been reading Nehemiah and how God orchestrated the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Last night in chapter 6, I reviewed a small […]
The Giver
I must begin by confessing I am a terrible gift giver. No excuses either. I just don’t have the nack. I want […]
Why Together
Why do we come together? Why meet at all? Why make this a priority? The less profound but more absolute version is […]
Why
Why are people so at war with each other? So much animosity. There is a real sense of distrust amongst some of […]
Y’all
Southern Living magazine online wrote an article about the word “Y’all”. They mentioned the unique, quirky, cultural sayings—like ‘Bless your heart’. They […]
You Yourself And More You
In our last post I mentioned that there is a difference in being alone and being isolated. There is, again, great value […]
Slander
Can there be anything more damaging in a relationship than for one to speak negatively behind the others back? In marriage vows […]
Diffuse
Humanity has a long history of wars and skirmishes. It happens not only in the Middle East, but also on the web. […]
Motive
There is nothing quite like dropping right in the middle of the contest of a conversation. Worse, when someone interjects, having no […]
Advice
There are people who just love to give advice. We are in an age, where all ideas are sacred, so long as […]
Smart Mouth
Have you ever back-talked your parents? It’s a sure sign of disrespect, a lack of caring for authority, and the words in […]
Bitter Sweet
EE Smith wrote in the Wall Street Journal about a Congressman addressing the House of Representatives: “Never before have I heard such […]
Compassion
When we say, ‘God is good’, we are saying a lot. To expose just one aspect of this truth is to do […]
A Triumphant Life
Believers in Christ should have a triumphant attitude. Not that we have triumphed over anything, because we can’t hardly conquer our own […]
Real Love
Partiality is inconsistent with God’s Grace. Otherwise it would not be grace. It’s not like we need a reason. Humans are pretty […]
Judging
Real faith should never coexist with partiality. You cannot hold both in your life and claim that it’s real faith. To illustrate […]
Prejudice
Real christianity makes all people equal. Too bold? Too soon? Maybe just the right time? The Apostle Paul said in Galatians 3.28— […]
Anomaly
As believers we have competing natures within us. One of these is your new nature that Jesus spoke of when you are […]
Studying Together
On any given Wednesday night across North America someone is standing and teaching, lecturing, and/or preaching to other believers about matters of […]