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Empathy part 2

03/14/2018 20:09

This is the verse that I had in mind when I decided to write this Rant series about empathy, "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep" (Romans 12:15). Because, basically, that's what empathy is. Its getting down to someone's level. Not expecting anything from them, but...

Empathy part 1

03/13/2018 19:55

This one is easy for me, because for whatever reason I can almost always see both sides. Its not a hard thing for me to walk a mile in someone else's shoes. But I also think its vitally important. Because the purpose of walking a mile in someone else's shoes is understanding them. Remember I keep...

Peacemaker part 5

03/12/2018 20:28

I've been purposefully neglecting part of our key verse for this Rant series, because I knew I wanted to focus on it today to wrap the thing up. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God" (Matthew 5:9). And its that first word that I want to focus on. "Blessed."...

Peacemaker part 4

03/11/2018 19:52

You can't make peace unless you have peace. That's what I was trying to say yesterday. Because, as always, you can't give what you don't have. And you can only give what you do have. And here's the thing: We're effected by other people. We feed off of each other. If someone's running around like a...

Peacemaker part 3

03/10/2018 19:16

Peacemakers will be KNOWN as the Son(s) of God, because God IS our peace. And what's inside comes out. When you know and believe its in there. Look at Philippians 4:5-7 (NAS), "Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and...

Peacemaker part 2

03/09/2018 07:18

Peace is not just the absense of war. It is the presence of love. That's why, when we see in Matthew 5:9, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God," its important to catch that word "called." Because we ARE the Son(s) of God. That's the truth of the matter. But...

Peacemaker part 1

03/08/2018 19:49

Have you heard the phrase, "Keep your words soft and sweet, because you might have to eat them"? I think about that a lot. Not because I'm afraid of what I say coming back to bite me, but because I'm a pretty quiet guy. So if I AM going to say something, I want it to be edifying. Or, at the very...

Trust part 5

03/07/2018 19:45

I've been mentioning this verse for a while, might as well quote it and dive into it, eh? "For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy...

Trust part 4

03/06/2018 19:50

Obedience is a trust issue. Because the thing we are supposed to obey is the New Commandment. Which goes like this: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another" (John 13:34). Which really makes it pretty simple. Receive and...

Trust part 3

03/05/2018 19:54

The hardest thing, in my opinion, about trust is that once its broken it can never completely be put back together. That's why I stress so hard to my son that, "If you always tell me the truth, I'll always believe you." Once that doubt sets in its hard to root it out. Burn me once, shame on you....

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