Posts tagged “Guilt”
Goodbye, garbage
An article in the news told how early one spring morning, Chris White found garbage strewn across the front of his farm. As he…
After the feasting
What do you suppose happened after the feasting for the lost son’s return? In Jesus’ parable in Luke chapter 15, we learn it wasn’t…
God’s operating manual
“The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they…
Your problems are not outside of you
For the past 30 years or so, the self-esteem movement has preached one message: You are wonderful just the way you are. That sounds…
Jesus bridged the gap
Have you ever heard of the Mackinac Bridge? It’s an architectural marvel that connects the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. Opened in 1957,…
God is not Dropbox
I love Dropbox. It’s a place in “the cloud” where I keep files so I can access them whether I’m working from a phone,…
What makes someone happy?
Webmd.com has changed the landscape of the medical world. Right at our fingertips is enough information to do some rudimentary diagnostics on ourselves: Why…
You were not meant to carry your burdens
Young adults and the elderly seem to share the ability to be transparent. On New Year’s Eve, a young man sat in my living…
Where’s your focus?
I’m not sure what you got for Christmas. I got COVID. Thankfully, my physical symptoms were mild. Unfortunately, my emotional and spiritual reactions were…
Wretched. Rescued.
John Newton knew something about guilt. It shackled his heart. And young John had seen plenty of shackles as the captain of a slave…
I’m afraid
You know, it’s one thing to say you’re not afraid of death when you’re feeling perfectly healthy, when you actually fully expect to live…
Perfect!
My daughters’ math teacher demands that margins are drawn and homework is done in pen. But if your pen wobbles or a mistake is…