Monday, September 23, 2019
| 1:06 MIN READ | When was the last time you felt it? I’m referring to the awful feeling of embarrassment and guilt over something you said or did. It’s called shame. God designed us with the ability to feel shame when we have broken His commandments or violated His principles. The sting of our […]
Friday, September 20, 2019
| 1:17 MIN READ | Have you ever noticed how often you hear the admonition, “Don’t forget …!” We have lots of “don’t forget’s” in our lives. “Don’t forget your keys! Don’t forget your phone! Don’t forget to take out the trash! Don’t forget to brush your teeth! Don’t forget… Don’t forget… Don’t forget…!” On […]
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
| 1:40 MIN READ | Shame is a painful feeling. It’s an emotion we feel over sins we’ve committed, mistakes we’ve made, and humiliating things we’ve experienced. Shame and guilt go together. There’s a healthy part of shame. When we’ve genuinely done something wrong, shame can motivate us to address it. It can move us […]
Friday, March 30, 2018
This week we’re preparing ourselves for the remembrance of Good Friday and the Celebration of Easter Sunday. With this in mind, we will turn our attention to a very important part of the story of Jesus, His sacrificial death on the Cross. Jesus’ death was the fulfillment of the Old Testament event called the Passover. […]
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Jeremiah 8:4 (NLT) Jeremiah, say to the people, “This is what the Lord says,: When people fall down, don’t they get up again? When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back?” One of the realities of life is failure. You can’t go through life without experiencing it. It’s something that comes […]