“God will allow the layers you depended on to fall away, so that all that is left is pure trust; no props, no pretense. Whatever is a distraction He will remove. Connections that jeopardize your integrity, He will remove. He will cause a “divine stripping” to clear...
I had previously explored the cultural deception revealed through common use of language that would have one think of herself as primarily identifying with the physical self in the physical realm Not So Little Things…. and the need to think biblically instead of...
“Functional religion is the essence of idolatry whereby people try to get God in their debt. Not only is this false religion but it generates all manner of false gods leading to the flourishing of hypocrisy and the harming of people. “. JD Walt, Wake-Up...
“…..some of the most common problems troubling people today, including identity concerns, attachment issues, and addiction….” This was part of an invitation to a webinar on Christian counseling. “Identity concerns”…when life...
…”forces of culture insist we give up an hour of sleep here, or two hours there—the grinding schedules, the unnerving stock piles of e-mail in need of responses, the early-taught/early-learned push for more and more productivity.” Thus, author and...
I have referenced before educator Dr. Ruby K. Payne and her book, Bridges Out of Poverty, that helped me so much to understand the hidden rules associated with the three broad socio-economic classes. Another book of hers, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, was...