In today’s blog, Dr. Gary Chapman reminds us that “listening paves the pathway to understanding.” Consequently, he illustrates this by presenting steps four through seven of his seven-step process for responding to angry people. 4. Seek to understand the angry person’s plight. Since you have listened, listened, and listened, now put yourself in the angry person’s […]
“Christians with the aid of the Holy Spirit must always stand ready to forgive, willing and desirous of forgiving, extending forgiveness . . .”- Dr. Gary Chapman “He [Christ] did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.”- […]
“I take my [biblical] text and make a beeline for the cross.”- Charles Haddon Spurgeon In Chapter 7 (“Factory Reset”) of If, Mark Batterson emphasizes that “if you fear God, you have nothing else to fear.” All your other fears are served an eviction notice, because it is impossible for fear to coexist with the perfect love […]
In Chapter 8 (“The Soul Needs a Center”) of Soul Keeping, John Ortberg notes that Florida has a problem with sinkholes because the limestone that lies beneath the earth’s surface slowly is being dissolved by acid rain. When enough limestone is eaten away, the void simply collapses under the weight of an inadequate foundation now […]
In Chapter 15 of Prayer, Timothy Keller expands on the ancient practice of “Praying the Psalms”, noting that from earliest times the church adopted the Psalms as its prayer book. Pastor Keller cites a letter from Athanasius to Marcellinus: “Whatever your particular need or trouble, from this same book [the Psalms] you can select a […]