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Respect part 5

12/21/2016 15:30

There's a difference between self-respect and self-righteousness. A big difference. One you need. One you can't have. If you don't respect yourself, you can't respect anyone else. You can't give what you don't have. But when it comes to righteousness... Isaiah 64:6 says, "But we are all as an...

Respect part 4

12/20/2016 15:18

The biggest problem I have when people argue about "issues" is that there are usually PEOPLE behind those issues. More accurately, hurting people. And when we don't take people into account, then we've missed THE issue. Because--I've said it before and I'll say it again--God and people are the two...

Respect part 3

12/19/2016 15:29

Either we ALL deserve respect, or NONE of us do. Because we're all the same. Acts 17:26, "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation." One blood. Before the cross it was...

Respect part 2

12/18/2016 11:58

"I'm a human being!" When someone says that to you with pain in their eyes, it's hard to imagine how easy it is to forget that sometimes. We get up with "stuff" and we lose sight of what's really important. I'll say it again: God... and people... love God and love people. Love God BY loving people....

Respect part 1

12/17/2016 15:25

I say this all the time: There are only two important things in the universe... God and people. Love God and love people. Love God BY loving people. And then I usually add that I'm not saying things like taking care of the earth AREN'T important. Romans 8:19-22 says it like this, "For the earnest...

Fresh Start part 5

12/16/2016 15:32

Sometimes you think you've gone too far. You get caught up in something and then you look around and you don't even know where you are anymore. I think that's a pretty common thing in this life. But here's the truth of the matter: God allows U-turns. In fact, He encourages them. He did the biggest...

Fresh Start part 4

12/15/2016 14:32

I think one of the most important things about what happened at the cross is that Jesus not only gave His life FOR us, but He gave His life TO us. So when we're talking about a fresh start, we're not talking about someone just hitting the reset button so we can have a do-over. And that's a good...

Fresh Start part 3

12/14/2016 15:27

I can't think of anything more liberating that forgiveness. True forgiveness. Not, "I'll forgive, but I'll never forget." Not, "Just as if I'd never sinned." But a total and complete fresh start. As Hebrews 10:2 puts it, "Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers,...

Fresh Start part 2

12/13/2016 15:48

"I already know I'm going to hell, so who cares?" The statement--because that's what it was, a matter-of-fact statement--shocked me. And not just because I totally and completely disagree with every single bit of it. But because someone I love had totally and completely given up. They had let their...

Fresh Start part 1

12/12/2016 17:54

My Bible case says, "God allows U-turns." And I always add, "In fact, He encourages them." So that's what I want to look at for the next few days. Because sometimes it seems like we're stuck. Stuck in a rut--once again, a grave with the ends kicked out--or stuck on a certain path. But I'm telling...

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