“Every person who feels anger toward God will follow the example of Cain or Elijah.”- Dr. Gary Chapman Today Dr. Chapman discusses the second and third steps in responsibly handling anger toward God. STEP TWO: Listen to God’s message. Expressing our honest concerns to God puts us in a position to listen to His “quiet […]
“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”- St. Augustine “May the favor of the […]
“I imagine God is pleased when we allow the foolish things of this world to confound our wisdom- when we allow ourselves to be drawn into His love in the most peculiar ways.”- Matt Bays Matt Bays begins Chapter 10 (“Me Encanta- The Love of God”) of Finding God in the Ruins by observing there […]
“Sometimes the comfort of God comes to us dirty, showing up when we least expect it. I have often found God mixed into what many consider their greatest disappointments in life.”- Matt Bays As Matt Bays begins Chapter 8 (“Love Sifting- The Comfort of God”) of Finding God in the Ruins, he notes that, from […]
“Faith built on preference is capable of producing only an incomplete theology.”- Matt Bays As Matt Bays concludes Chapter 5 of Finding God in the Ruins, he reminds his readers of the Scripture verse printed on the page preceding Chapter 1: “I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, […]
“When our faith is built upon a theology of no more pain, we fail to hold dark and light together and cannot experience the fullness of God.”- Matt Bays Matt Bays begins Chapter 5 (“Put Away the Glitter- God Wants You to Tell the Truth”) of Finding God in the Ruins by stating that God’s […]
“Prayer redirects our hearts- we focus on the need instead of the fault.”- June Hunt “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”- Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) In Chapter 10 (“Breaking the Power of Your Pelter- Praying for […]
As June Hunt continues Chapter 9 of How to Forgive, she offers a reconciliation roadmap telling us what will be required for the journey as well as what healthy, appropriate reconciliation looks like. Ms. Hunt lists four provisions the offended need for the trip. 1. Genuine forgiveness. Ms. Hunt states reconciliation never will be successful […]
As June Hunt continues Chapter 5 of How to Forgive, she lists some of the most common barriers to forgiveness. Of the twelve barriers June lists, three caught my attention: believing that bitterness is a required response to betrayal– “God knows my feelings are normal” requiring an apology or show of repentance– “He shouldn’t be […]
“The fruit of forgiveness is always peace. . . . When we forgive, we free ourselves every bit as much as those who have hurt us.”- June Hunt Today, in Chapter 4 of How to Forgive, June Hunt concludes here discussion of five key factors we know about forgiveness- based on the example of Jesus. […]
“We can extraordinarily love because we are extraordinarily loved. We can extraordinarily forgive because we are extraordinarily forgiven.”- June Hunt June Hunt continues Chapter 4 of How to Forgive by looking at five key factors we know about forgiveness. The first two factors will be discussed today. 1. Forgiveness brings life, not death. Christ brought […]
“Learning to forgive someone who has wronged us is nothing short of learning to think and act like God.”- June Hunt “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.”- Romans 12:7 June Hunt concludes Chapter 3 of How to Forgive by discussing what forgiveness […]