Journeying to the heart of what is true
Happy New Year! Do you have a word for the year? It's my favorite and most enduring approach to a new year's resolution (and it's only a four-year-old tradition). Year one, 2016, my word was brokenhearted. As I immersed myself in researching and writing Denial, God led me to write a book to help heal those [...]
Pursued by enemies who seek to destroy him in body and spirit, yet David praises the Lord! Seed his beautiful words in your heart this morning. In the midst of whatever struggles you face today, know that God is with you, God is for you and most importantly of all, GOD LOVES YOU!
Jesus loved and healed the physically impoverished, and rebuked, forgave and dined with the spiritually poor. If we are to follow him we must grow a heart for everyone.
My heart broke this week as I watched the coverage of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report and heard this on CNN: And whenever she hears the word “God,” Carolyn said, flashbacks of abuse keep coming back. “The word ‘God’ makes me think of him [her abuser],” she said. “I just feel like my whole life [...]
Simply serving communion enriched my understanding of the mystery of Christ's blood sacrifice.
The weight of unconfessed sin becomes unbearable. That's what makes forgiveness such a powerful cornerstone of Christianity.
As we give and receive grace it produces a joy that makes us want to do it again and again.
If you truly want to impact the world for Christ start by loving those who don't deserve it.
