Love (and to be Loved)
“If there is one resilient and God given aspect of us that has remained intact throughout history and time, it is our innate desire to...
Paradox (of Suffering and Freedom)
“…the most paradoxical thing that lies in the fact of freedom is that man cannot “free himself” from it—if he wanted to do so—unless he...
Impulse and Impulsivity
“When things do not happen as expected, we are often at the mercy of our impulses. The accusation of a lowly servant girl ambushed Peter...
Honor
“In our culture, love has often been reduced – even abused in its over-definition. Almost totally lacking, however, is a practice of...
Worth and Worthiness
“Due to significantly painful experiences, we may even lose trust in God. Many struggle to make sense of the trials and tribulations in...
Reaching Out
“…our own sometimes shaky self-esteem, neediness, and failure to believe that we are really unique in the eyes of God often prevent us...
Self-Condemnation/Self-Hatred
“We believe that God forgives us when we turn to Him for mercy. But though we receive this forgiveness from the Lord, do we forgive...
Rejecting God
“Jesus now describes the guilt of the world. He came to these people with both words (15:22) and sign-miracles (15:24), yet they remained...
Daily
“There will be good days – those days when things fall into place and you feel that God is using the gifts that He has given you for His...
Friendship
“Christ has come according to the power given Him from the Almighty Father, and has summoned people to friendship, blessing, repentance,...