“Act ahead of your feelings and trust that one day your feelings will match your convictions.” Henri Nouwen Last time we talked about the importance of taking control of our souls and our bodies in these present tumultuous and tantalizing times. Two passages, one from Jesus and another from Paul reinforce our need to get …
Learning the Language
“Go and make disciples of all nations . . . teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Think of disciple making in terms of learning a language. As brilliant as they both are, my two four-year-old granddaughters don’t need English grammar lessons quite yet. The definitions and proper use of indirect …
All Desires Are Not Created Equal (Part 2)
Before the fall, our first parents only knew good desires. They had an untainted desire for life together with God and each other in the garden. After they took the wrong off ramp they were introduced to other desires. For the first time they not only knew good and evil, they had a hard time …
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THE INNER-CHANGE (How To Get Integrated)
I saw a bumper sticker once that said, “Christians are not perfect – just forgiven!” To my mind, this tells a truth and an untruth. The truth is that Christians are not perfect – most definitely. We do have a perfect record before God, called, “Justification.” We saw that in the previous chapter. But as …
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