loving others
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What Destroys Churches Today
“I know what most easily destroys churches. It is not crack cocaine. It is not government oppression. It is not even lack of funds. Rather, it is gossip and slander that grieves the Holy Spirit.” “Sin grieves the Holy Spirit and quenches his power among us. Without his blessing we miss out on what God…
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When Our Needs Aren’t Met… We Leave
We live in a culture that tells us, when our needs aren’t met we can leave. We can leave the marriage, we can leave the school, we can leave the church. There’s little thought to how we can make things better. There’s no thought to what ‘my’ part is. But, this is the great deception…
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A True Follower? A Simple Test
If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear. Here’s how you tell the difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t…
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Grumbling and Complaining Only Kills
Grumbling and complaining is contagious and only destroys. It does not build up others, but it only destroys. Galatians 5:14,15 “The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. Phil 2:14,…
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A Person Who Means The Most To Us, Grieves With Us
Henri Nouwen wrote, “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be…
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Wives: How Not to Change Your Man
“If today you decided you wanted to change your husband, you wouldn’t be short of resources on telling you how to do it. Just a simple Google search on “how to change your man” turns up any number of purportedly helpful blogs, articles, and commentary on how to go about fixing all the things you…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 