The reality of suffering Part one of this blog focused on persevering through our own suffering. Part two will focus on how to love others well when they are suffering. This topic is important because part of our discipleship involves persevering and helping others to...
Why do we suffer? Have you ever had a time in your life that was really hard and painful? If you live on this earth, then your answer is probably YES. No matter one’s personality, ethnicity, culture, family dynamics, religion, or socioeconomic status, we ALL have...
THE NECESSITY OF UNITY “In necessary things unity; in uncertain things liberty; in all things charity” – Marco Antonio de Dominis, 1617 Humans like their tribes. We feel safe, accepted, and have a sense of belonging when we know who is on our team. This has never been...
NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND We just can’t do the Jesus thing alone. This means that community is not an optional part of our spiritual lives. We cannot obey all the “one anothers” in Scripture without “others.” But there is an aspect of community that is essential for...
The First and Second Round Draft Invitees Matthew 22:11-12 says, “But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw a man there who had no wedding garment. He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And the man was speechless.”...
Mean is just mean. “MEAN people exhaust me.” You can fill in the specifics: My mother exhausts me. My child exhausts me. Politicians exhausts me. My boss exhausts me. You get the picture. For me personally, I was super exhausted all of 2022. And earlier this week, I...