Yep… This One is Really Hard
One of the hardest things to do is to love our enemies. That is because evil has within it its own pleasure and energy …...
Where Have You Been Touched by Heaven?
Where have you been touched by heaven? Maybe if we answer that question together, we will find a new heart. Pastor Chuck Blair and Andrew...
Self-Defeating Behaviors
We all have many “less than” moments, moments when we are “less than” that we could potentially be. Welcome to the world of self-defeating behaviors,...
Learning How To Pray
One of the quieter ways to create a space for God is prayer. Prayer, as Swedenborg writes, is simply a conversation with God. What are...
Big Theology. Easy Idea
In highly theological circles, one will often hear the phrase, “Divine Human.” What does that term actually mean and how can this big theological concept...
Enjoy It More
In life, as we age, in the form of a strange gift, we come to see how little we control. That insight is freeing as...
Starting Small
We crave the one big epic “battle”. Yet life is far more about one small step followed by another. What does that mean in our...
What We Just Can’t Forget
I imagine all us have at least one strained relationship. What can’t we forget? Let’s talk about it what our guidepost must remain. _ The...
Illuminators vs. Diminishers
We are all no doubt host those in our social orbit who are illuminators and those who are diminishers. How do we lean towards the...
Willfulness to Willingness
There are many ways to understand prayer. We can pray for God to give us something/ do something. And we can pray very simply… “Thy...
