Since we are to love like Christ loves, we need to know how He loves. How does Jesus love? He pursues us He takes the initiative He doesn’t take offense He wants what’s best for us even at His own expense He is incredibly patient, never gives up He protects He sees the best in [...]
Tags: Christ · comfort · instruct · Jesus · love · offense · patient · protects · redemptively · teach
We’ve been chewing on this question. We know more and more folks, at least here in the western word, are choosing not to go to church. So why do we or why should we go to church? In this context, I’m using “church” as the corporate gathering of Christ followers, typically on Sunday morning. It [...]
Tags: church · God's heart · heart · Holy Spirt · love · needy · our heart · revolution · serve · spiritual batteries · spiritual power · What's in it for me · why got to church · worship
I don’t know if it is primarily a “guy” thing but most of us guys, and especially me, are always looking at what needs to be fixed, finding solutions. I know my wife asks me to just listen, really listen, to her and not be trying to offer “fixes”. Learning to love • Being “present”, [...]
Tags: advice · being present · boundaries · correction · fixing · grace · love · praise · serving · solutions
I was reading another blog, “To Trust or Not to Trust” and it has got me to thinking. The author’s premise was that we should only trust God and no one else. Love them, yes, trust them no. I think I understand where they are coming from but I take issue with it. The first [...]
Tags: Aslan · betrayal · complete trust · continuum of trust · Distrust · forgiveness · levels of trust · love · Narnia · relationship · safe · Trust
There is a universal (as far as I can tell) problem that everyone struggles with to some degree or another. That is worrying about what others thinks about us. This led me to the following question: What good thing did God put in each of us that has been distorted into our fear of what [...]
Tags: abandonment · Acceptence · approval · belonging · brokenness · fear of others · love