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High Esteem part 1

04/11/2020 19:52

Self-esteem is important. Especially if you don't have it. But, at the same time, you don't want to get too big for your britches. Being humble is not necessarily thinking less of yourself, but rather thinking of yourself less. Putting others first. Philippians 2:3, "Let nothing be done through...

Trick or Treat part 5

04/10/2020 20:17

How you treat people should not be a trick. That's what I've been waiting to say for this Rant series. That's why I titled it that way. How you treat people... should be a treat. Listen, I'm gonna get real with you. You can help people and make their lives better whether you like them or not. And...

Trick or Treat part 4

04/09/2020 20:13

In my opinion, there is nothing more important in this world than how you treat people. I beileve the two most important things in the world are God and people. Loving God and loving people. Loving God BY loving people. If it's all about love--and I believe it is--then it's all about treating...

Trick or Treat part 3

04/08/2020 20:02

This, to me, is the goal. I always talk about how love is the whole point of the whole thing, right? But what does that look like? "You can develope a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating...

Trick or Treat part 2

04/07/2020 20:03

How you treat people is important. Those bonds, those connections, those relationships are what life is all about. The most miserable people--in my opinion--are those who constantly push people away. And I understand about trauma. I understand that our past relationships go a long way in defining...

Trick or Treat part 1

04/06/2020 19:59

I think an underlying theme that I've been a bit stuck on lately is how we treat people. Being graceful. Being peaceful. Being patient. Letting people be who they are and loving them for who they are. I want to continue that here. And I want to use Romans 14:1 in the Message Bible as my key memory...

Patience part 5

04/05/2020 19:38

If you can be patient, you can be yourself no matter what. You can check yourself before you wreck yourself. You can make sure things don't get into you, even as you go through things. We all have to go through things. That's what this life is. In this world we WILL have tribulation. That's just...

Patience part 4

04/04/2020 19:59

I like first Thessalonians. Always have. My very favorite Bible verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without ceasing." So today I want to sum up what I think I've been trying to say in this Rant series with a verse from 1 Thessalonians. Chapter 5, verse 14, "Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them...

Patience part 3

04/03/2020 20:31

There's a quote by Rudyard Kipling--or perhaps a paraphrase--that goes, "If you can keep your wits with you while all others are losing theirs', the world is yours." Or, in other words, "In your patience possess ye your souls" (Luke 21:19). When you lose your cool... you lose yourself. You stop...

Patience part 2

04/02/2020 19:56

Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit. Believe it or not. It's easy to lose control. Especially if you're not patient. If you think you always need to be DOING something. Sometimes less is more. Sometimes we need to let things play out instead of always trying to force them to be what we think they...

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