The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires our Trust More than our “Correct” Beliefs Peter Enns Paperback, Ebook, 230 pages. Published by HarperOne, April 2016. Buy it here. Peter Enns has come under fire a few times, even literally being fired from his position at a prestigious seminary. He is a Bible professor, author, speaker,…
Category: Living Well
Is God REALLY on our side?
Romans 8 may be my very favorite chapter of the Bible. Okay, in truth, I have several favorite chapters, but this short segment of a letter to the Roman believers cut straight to my heart as a teenager. It brought me to a saving knowledge of my separation from God and my need for grace…
If you have to learn the hard way, start asking these four questions.
Scripture is a funny thing. A group of people can read a passage together, and each member of that group could extract different layers. The Holy Spirit speaks to us through God’s Word, both corporately and individually. And the more you read it, the more you see. Sometimes what we see first, what rings most…
Women Pastors and the Billy Graham Rule
I originally wrote this post as a thread on twitter in the wake of yet another church scandal involving men in power and some inappropriate relationships with women under their leadership. There’s no point extracting which one; I honestly don’t remember. And it doesn’t matter, because the point of this thread remains true. People want…
Do it like a Christian. Or maybe better.
Are we called to ACT LIKE Christians or are we called to BE Christians?
What’s the difference? Let’s talk about it. And how we might make our faith go deep below the surface.
The starting point matters.
You can’t win a 5K if you run in the wrong town. You won’t get where you want to go if your map is for the wrong state. And, no matter what Joey Tribbiani says, trifles do not taste good if the ingredients you use aren’t right. The starting point matters.
A Prayer for those Treading Water
Do you have a regular prayer that you repeat over and over? Margaret Feinberg shared in her book Wonderstruck about a time she become so weary in spirit that all she could pray was: God is good.God is on the throne.Breathe in.Breathe out. These were the words she whispered while making snow angels in the…
Are you free? Are you living like it?
Sometimes what we know in our heads doesn’t reach our hearts or our feet. How can we take steps toward truly walking in the freedom Christ came to give us?
If I had a tattoo…
People love to cite the first part of Proverbs 31:25: “She is clothed with strength and dignity…” But the last half of that verse is my favorite. In fact, if I ever get a tattoo, it will either be a black-eyed susan around the birthmark on my back OR it will be the second half…
Is this ADD or Spiritual attack?
I have ADD. When people hear reference to ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), they think of the dogs in the Pixar movie UP! or maybe Dory from Pixar’s Finding Nemo. (I promise not to mention Disney movies in every sentence.) Being easily distracted and forgetful may be part of it, but there’s a lot more to it than most people…
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