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Crime and punishment

By Dave Henning / July 17, 2014

Then his master summoned him and said to him, “You wicked servant!  I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.  And should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?”- The Unforgiving Servant, Matthew 18:32-33 In Chapter 2 (“How I Almost Killed My Mother”) of […]

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Grace, grace, and less grace

By Dave Henning / July 16, 2014

Pastor Tullian Tchividjian concludes Chapter 1 of One Way Love with the assertion that we often resist grace, even though it is beautiful and lifesaving.  By nature, he notes, we’re suspicious of promises that seem too good to be true. Tullian states that we resist grace because: 1.  even if we’re able to accept God’s […]

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Conditionality: a two-way street

By Dave Henning / July 13, 2014

In Chapter 1 (“An Exhausted World”) of One Way Love, Tullian Tchividjian observes that reward and punishment, this for that reciprocity defines our economy, our relationships, our careers, and our institutions.  Everything in our world demands two-way, conditional love.  Pastor Tchividjian adds that through conditionality, we gain safety and control- as far as those two […]

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Escaping Satan’s relational traps

By Dave Henning / July 8, 2014

Author Mary DeMuth continues Chapter 10 of The Wall Around Your Heart by listing and discussing ten ways we joyfully can escape Satan’s relational traps.  The first five are presented today. 1.  Let go of busyness.  Satan dangles overactivity in front of us as a tempting way to avoid dealing with our pain,  Mary states […]

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Forgiveness- Part 3

By Dave Henning / July 4, 2014

In today’s blog, author Mary DeMuth concludes her discussion of nine surprising facets of forgiveness, as found in Chapter 9 of The Wall Around Your Heart. 7.  Forgiveness reminds you of your need.  Although forgiveness is for our sakes, when we offer it God also reminds us of our own need for forgiveness.  It’s all […]

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Forgiveness- Part 2

By Dave Henning / July 3, 2014

Today author Mary DeMuth continues her discussion of nine surprising things about forgiveness in Chapter 9 of The Wall Around Your Heart. 4.  Forgiveness fosters empathy.  We must believe that God’s grace is big enough to cover the sins of those who have hurt us.  As Mary notes, grace extends to us as well as […]

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Nine surprising things about forgiveness

By Dave Henning / July 2, 2014

In Chapter 9 of The Wall Around Your Heart, author Mary DeMuth delves further into forgiveness, discussing nine surprising things about forgiveness.  Today the first three facets of forgiveness are presented. 1.  Forgiveness makes you act counterculturally- as Mary describes, “to bless instead of curse, to rest instead of retaliate, to keep walking instead of fighting.”  The […]

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Unforgiveness- the great isolator

By Dave Henning / June 30, 2014

Mary DeMuth begins Chapter 9 (“As We Have Forgiven Those Who Sin Against Us: Defy Bitterness”) of The Wall Around Your Heart, she notes that trials are normative in the life of believers- and they often come in the form of people.  Rather than moving forward in holy momentum, we become ensnared by our focus […]

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Playing the Holy Spirit

By Dave Henning / June 29, 2014

“For the Lord sees not as a man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”- 1 Samuel 16:7 “Christian freedom . . . is freedom to help a neighbor out and give him something to delight in.”- H. R. Rookmaker As author Mary DeMuth continues Chapter 8 of […]

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Christian perfection

By Dave Henning / June 28, 2014

In Chapter 8 (“And Forgive Us Our Sins: Be Repentant”) of The Wall Around Your Heart, Mary DeMuth opens by stating that when we’ve been hurt, it’s much easier to zero in on someone else’s heinous sins than to be aware of our own and confess those sin patterns.  Yet, a healthy perception of our own […]

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Day by day

By Dave Henning / June 26, 2014

Jesus said, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”- John 6:35 (ESV) In Chapter 7 (“Give Us Today the Food We Need: Ask Jesus for Help”) of The Wall Around Your Heart, author Mary DeMuth takes particular note of two words […]

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The joy of heaven on earth

By Dave Henning / June 24, 2014

“No one can build my secret history of God for me.  The level of intimacy I walk with Him is a direct function of my hunger and desire.  I can have as much of Him and His kingdom as I want.  The question is: How much do I want?  How hungry am I?”- Michele Perry, […]

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