When I think of teamwork, I think of grace. To me, grace is the fuel that gets the job done. If we lack grace in our hearts, we fail as a team. Why is that? Well, for starters to be grace-oriented, one must possess Christ-like eyes and ears, always looking out for, and intent on,
OUTLINE:We Always Focus on the Victim Instead of the PerpetratorBlog – 4/1/23 Where Are Your Eyes??Freedom from our own pain and suffering comes from focusing on others, and on God Himself, His mission for us, even. Lk 23:34, Heb 12:2 Godly Perspective on SufferingSuffering is a necessary aspect of spiritual growth (analogous to growing pains,
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OUTLINE:We Always Focus on the Victim Instead of the PerpetratorBlog – 4/1/23 Learn to See Past the PainGod uses “localized” suffering to deliver us from “distant” maladies. Although the “localized” pain captures our attention, it’s the “distant” issue God is working on. Godly Perspective on SufferingSuffering is a necessary aspect of spiritual growth (analogous to
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When it comes to suffering, we always focus on the victim, not the perpetrator. I suppose this is understandable given the simple fact that some of the most profound circumstances we endure involve suffering in our lives. It’s difficult to comprehend the higher order benefits of searing pain when stricken by it. Usually, the only
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OUTLINE:Learn to See Past the PainGod uses “localized” suffering to deliver us from “distant” maladies. Although the “localized” pain captures our attention, it’s the “distant” issue God is working on. How to Approach Holy ScriptureThe great error humanists make is interpreting Holy Scripture through a human lens (e.g., a lens even an unbeliever might use
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OUTLINE:Learn to See Past the PainGod uses “localized” suffering to deliver us from “distant” maladies. Although the “localized” pain captures our attention, it’s the “distant” issue God is working on. How to Approach Holy ScriptureThe great error humanists make is interpreting Holy Scripture through a human lens (e.g., a lens even an unbeliever might use
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If there was ever a work in the physical universe worth marveling over, it isn’t one of the so-called Seven Wonders of the World, it is the creation of the world, itself. As the Bible teaches us over and over in Genesis 1, God was pleased with His work. And God saw everything that he had
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OUTLINE:Is 55:8-9For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts.God’s Perspective?DISCIPLINE IS GOOD. Ro 8:26For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of
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OUTLINE: Is 55:8-9For my thoughts are not your thoughts,neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts. 3 Most Recent Blogs – How Much of Our Suffering Is Due to Impatience? – 3/10/23 – What is Biblical Discipline? –
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OUTLINE: 3 Most Recent Blogs – How Much of Our Suffering Is Due to Impatience? – 3/10/23 – What is Biblical Discipline? – 3/3/23 – We’re Supposed to Stick Together – 2/24/23Suffering and SanctificationAny time God sanctifies one of His children, He is glorified, regardless of how He accomplishes it. My Message to So-called “Christianity” TodaySTOP trying to rationalize God with