Posts tagged “Guilt”
Pray without fear—it’s your Father!
I can’t help it. I am so aware of my sinful shortcomings (good thing) that I feel too embarrassed and unworthy to pray (bad…
Big forgiveness, big love
There are some very bad boys in the Bible. Some bad girls too. One of them had been so convicted and so encouraged by…
Living with loss: Your reputation
The past cannot be changed. What a heavy burden on all fools and sinners! Our misdeeds, our failings, our thefts and lies and moral…
How can I trust God with everything going on right now?
Are you someone who’s skeptical of God right now? Maybe you catch the news and wonder how he could allow all the messes we’re…
You’ve got God’s phone number
Last year J. J. Watt, an NFL football player, made news when he gave out his phone number and invited people to connect with…
A perfectly good faith
“To the faithful you show yourself faithful” (Psalm 18:25). When I was counseling Christian teenagers, some troubling concerns brought them to my office. Concerns…
God doesn’t wash your mouth with soap
Naughty words. We hear them. We read them. We say them. We write them. Back when I was a kid, naughty words were followed…
Don’t let porn become corona’s pandemic
I wish the pastor’s text was wrong about porn. A colleague of mine shared some recent data about the correlation between cases of the…
Sitting with you
This is not what I intended to write. For a month now, I’ve had a topic chosen, and it’s been rattling around my mind…
Beware of the satanic three-step
A number of years ago, I heard Christian biologist Dr. David Menton give a presentation in which he described the satanic three-step. It’s a…
If we can’t change the past, can we move forward?
My favorite movie of all time is Back to the Future. It tells the story of Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), who’s a senior…
Kintsugi
In most cultures when you break something, you either hide it or you throw it away. But centuries ago, the Japanese culture decided to…