Obedience
“While the rich man was probably being sincere when he insisted I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws [Mark 10:20], he had confined...
Family Baggage
“…human beings never enter this world without baggage. The baggage is an inheritance, both cultural and biological that shapes the ground...
Sober and Sobriety
“Just as Saint Paul calls us to live in purity, he also calls us to be watchful, for those “who are of the day” should live soberly (1...
Truth and Deception
“When God created the heavens and the earth, and all the things that are in them, He gave them being, existence, goodness, and truth....
Futility
“Today’s business climate puts a premium on efficiency. Management models focus on ways to save time and energy to increase profits....
Faith, Trust, and Belief
“When we separate faith from everything else, we make it into belief. It becomes the assent to the truth of something that cannot be...
Strength and Weakness
“ [‘For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by...
Offense/Offended
“My family members are weak and sinning human beings who, by definition of living in a fallen state, will wound and seriously offend me....
Idols/Idolatry
“How do we make idols in our time? Whenever organizations, behaviors, and enterprises claim the commitment and loyalty that belongs to...
Receiving
“It takes the spiritual gift of discernment to recognize the difference between what comes from our own ego and what comes from the...