My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Out of the abundance of the mouth
“for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” Luke 6:45, Matthew 12:34 I have heard this verse used to make quick judgment on a person. That person…
We are comfortable with extremes
I think that one of the things that is coming out in our country is that we tend to be “political” or “continuum” thinkers. We see and communicate things on…
Seeking truth above all else
Human tendency is to come to a conversation with someone who disagrees with our views and seek to defend our ideas. We spend our time focused on our defense, rather…
Presumptions and Vulnerability
We want people to be vulnerable with us, for vulnerability brings intimacy and safety. Though we long for this vulnerability, sometimes we actively discourage intimacy through our presumptions. Before a…
Holding onto our world
It is in our nature to hold on to our world view or to be conformed to the world’s viewpoint. “Worldly wisdom” becomes our refuge for it doesn’t call us…
Be slow to speak, quick to listen
“If one gives an answer before he hears,it is his folly and shame.” – Proverbs 18:13 We are often so quick to speak into another person’s life, yet slow to…
Let the blow come . . .
“Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 Our sinful nature endears…
Good conflict
Good conflicts pursue truth and honesty, bad conflicts argue for victory and defend self-worth. Good conflicts pursue understanding and truth, bad conflicts accuse without listening or knowing the other person.
With us in reality
God has not called us to attain some super ethereal spiritual enlightenment. No new age mystical, science fiction, or gnostic experience will attain fullness of life or ultimate good. No,…
Stubbornness vs conviction
Stubbornness is blinding and unwilling to be corrected or to listen, restrictive, in-compassionate, and destructive, it does not understand its standing with with God. Conviction is open minded, willing to…
