Posts tagged “Community”
Confronting with love: What does that look like?
Agree or disagree: Honest Christians don’t just confess their own sins; they love others enough to confront them when they become caught in sin….
Be an influencer
The other day I received an email from a local shoe store encouraging me to click on a link to see how social media…
Pace of change
There will be times in life when you want to change some things that will impact other people. In my life, it usually has…
Be a body double!
Shoji Morimoto was fired in 2018. His boss noted that Shoji lacked initiative and accused him of “not doing anything.” Well, Morimoto turned “not…
Community is messy
I wish community was less messy. I wish we could join a church with no people problems, sign up for a small group without…
You are the answer!
The people around me have been discouraged lately. (Wait, that sentence could be sorely misinterpreted. Let me try again …) The people around me…
Do not share your faith
If you are hesitant to share your faith with others, I have some good news. When Jesus commissioned his disciples to go out into…
Grievances
It didn’t take too long after sin entered the world for people to start harboring grievances. Cain killed his brother Abel because Cain was…
What about the people you don’t like?
Jesus spent his life serving. The one who “did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a…
Think before we speak
A girl was getting ready for her first day of middle school. As her mother tucked her into bed that night, she held out…
A unique perspective
Psalm 102 is entitled: “A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.” With this…
Biblical self-care (Part 2)
“If you find a job that doesn’t feel like work, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Do you believe that? Jesus had…