Bible, conflict, Ephesians, forgiveness, friendship, Jesus, love, Luke, pain, Peter, relationships, sacrifice, unity
Sometimes people hurt us. Insightful, no? Accidents happen. Feelings get hurt. Egos get bruised. People get overlooked. And, every once in awhile, people may purposefully take a stab at our hearts out of anger or bitterness. Most of the time this kind of thing happens...
1 Peter, anxiety, fear, God, Jesus, pain, Peter, prayer, Proverbs, Psalms, Romans, spiritual warfare, trials, worry
Anxiety is a broad term for a lot of different psychological and physiological responses. And people use it in a myriad of ways. Psychologically speaking, some people say they are anxious when they are mildly worried about something. Others don’t consider...
believe, Bible, fear, God, Jesus, Matthew, obedience, Peter
We all know the story of Jesus and Peter walking on water, but some things about it struck me differently today. First, Jesus made the disciples get into that boat and sail on ahead of Him INTO A STORM while he wrapped up a long day of teaching with some solitary...
1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, Acts, Bible, Church, Colossians, elders, Ephesians, Galatians, God, Hebrews, Peter, Philippians, Romans, unity
So my last three posts – When it’s Not Okay to Leave Your Church, When it’s Okay to Leave Your Church, and What to do if You’re Unhappy at Your Church – all started with a basic presupposition: church membership is important. But there is...
believe, God, Jesus, Luke, obedience, Peter, spiritual growth
As a daddy leads a fearful, hesitant child toward a new situation, the Lord has been gently encouraging me – never forcing me – down a new path. He’s been quietly, compassionately, and consistently reassuring me, “Come this way. You’ll...
Acts, believe, Bible, God, obedience, Peter
Peter. God love him. He is the disciple that I relate to most. From the excessive pride, swearing he’ll never deny Christ, to letting his emotions dictate his actions, cutting off that guy’s ear who came to arrest Jesus, Peter is a relatable dude. After...
