What to Do When Held in Contempt
Most of us want to be liked and treated with a measure of honor and respect.
Most of us want to be liked and treated with a measure of honor and respect.
Love should be our first reaction. We should show love again and again and again. Love should permeate our existence as Christ-followers . . . always.
There is wisdom sometimes in wrestling with things we’d rather ignore.
Here it is in all its God-be-praised certainty: God wants to partner with you.
Leadership—on the best of days—is an experiment in endeavoring.
Sometimes, I look at all the relational and leadership mistakes I’ve made, and I disgust myself.
So, never underestimate the value of your support to a pastor. He’s human. Most of us are needier than you might think.
What can you do when it seems that “truth” is hurting a relationship?
Our Heavenly Father’s voice can silence the lies we tell ourselves, the lies our parents have told us, and the lies of the evil one.
Choose to be unoffendable. Choose to embrace the one yelling at you.
If a governor or president issues a mandate for churches to not participate in what is called “congregational singing,” we will worship because the Word says to.
COVID-19 is here and may not ever go away. And in my opinion, at some point, all of us may be exposed to someone with the coronavirus.
Those around you are watching and listening. Are you demonstrating faith?
Our words are like the weather. You don’t need an app; just look outside.
God can do anything and everything, but apparently, He values our obedience and cooperation.
Now is our opportunity as Christ-followers to mark our cities with the Gospel rather than be marred by evil.
As Christ-followers, we’ll all end up in the same place for eternity,
but what we learn in and through the struggle of life on planet earth is essential.
Maybe the last time you showed up for church or your small group, you looked around and said to yourself, “What a bunch of losers!” And you’re right. We are.
What will shake us from our apathy and resulting lethargy?
You wonder if life will ever get better, let alone back to some semblance of normal.
The rise of cynicism is undeniable and dramatic.
For Christ-followers, choosing to love above all isn’t optional.
When I stop and remember how patient and kind God is with me, it helps me maintain a heart of compassion toward those who intentionally or unintentionally wound me.
We are proud. We are selfish. We are messed up. This reality has been true, is true, and always will be true at some level until there is a new heaven and a new earth.