Who Are You Answerable To?
Who Are You Answerable To? We need to be fluid in terms of who we are answerable to. Sometimes it will be ourselves. Sometimes it...
How Much Should I Love Myself?
How Much Should I Love Myself? Loving ourselves is important – but it is not the whole story. What are your gifts you can bring...
Letting Our Strange Gods Go
Letting Our Strange Gods Go God frequently warns us against idolatry. Idols in the end will fail to deliver on the promises. Isaiah 44: “Who...
Letting Our Kids Go
Letting Our Kids Go As our children grow, over time, we learn to let them go. That is healthy. That is wise. That is not...
The Fruits of the Spirit
In the book of Galatians (5:22-23), Paul lists nine “fruits of the spirit” – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. This...
Heavenly Day
Heavenly Day We can distract ourselves quickly from the world of celebration. When it is time to celebrate, celebrate! “This is the day that the...
Many Realities. One Life.
Many Realities. One Life. We will try to “build” our way to heaven. That seems inevitable. And so does the discovery that even though there...
What We Build and What We Plant
What We Build and What We Plant We can build stuff and we can plant. Maybe in our spiritual lives, planting is the better approach....
Playing All The Notes
Galatians like many of the books in the Bible covers a wide variety of human experience from the dark side to the light. Out of...
Self Esteem … Self Forgetfulness
Self Esteem … Self Forgetfulness We live in a world where “more self-esteem” appears to be the answer to all life’s challenges. But maybe not?...
Wealth and Faith
Wealth and Faith It is worthwhile for us all to think about wealth and faith … the ways they go together and the ways they...
An Intentional Stance Towards the World
An Intentional Stance Towards the World Emotions are not only reactions. Cultivated, they can help us take an intentional stance towards the world. “Ride on...
