Sometimes people don’t try to hurt each other, they just do. In fact, they may be passionate in their pursuit of God, faithful to deal with known sin in their lives, willing to repent of wrong behavior, genuinely desirous of being kind and useful to their friends, and yet blind to character flaws in themselves … More Sometimes unintended sin is worse
Three Obstacles to Pastoring and Caring for the Flock[1] 1. The Individualistic Nature of the Culture. Example: An attitude that basically says, “It’s none of your business,” or “It’s my problem and I’ll deal with it my way.” Analysis: The result is that people are islands of festering wounds. They are isolated, diseased, and malnourished … More Three Obstacles to Pastoral Care (and suggested paths to overcome them)
A Meditation on the Word Man that is humbling. Every word that passes over my lips. Every word that rolls off my tongue has a source and Jesus says the source is my heart. They all flow from an inner spring that is either being corrupted by my own desires or nourished by the sustained … More “All Talk is Heart Talk.”
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