The metaphor offered below by my friend, Deborah Ann Holstine, is RICH!!!! It is a beautiful biblical exercise in visioning one’s own transition from victimization and bondage in sin to victorious living in Christ! We use an adaptation of William Bridges’ diagram on...
True….But you can always recognize the tempter’s “dainty treats” by the ways in which it tempts you: lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, or pride of life…. the tempter uses different dilemmas but formulates them according to one or more...
John, as an apostolic witness, informs our understanding of Christ’s teaching through his writing about The Vine and the Branches- John 15:1-10 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while...
After Bill retired from broadcast management in 2008, he was always available to help me in ministry at Lynn Haven UMC or at the Rescue Mission and later, he was very supportive in helping me with Titus 2 Partnership’s ministry to women. I miss his counsel,...
Consider this: If heaven is coming to earth, as we are told in Revelation and Matthew and for which we pray every time we pray as the Lord prayed, and, in fact, ALREADY the Kingdom of Heaven IS coming on earth, then what God’s people tolerate on earth is already being...
“When should a Christian try to correct another Christian?” “Answer: This can be a delicate subject. It is wise to spend time in prayer first, to check our motivation and ask for guidance. There are times when Christians are called upon to...
Some people’s senses are seriously offended by militaristic imagery (spiritually speaking) in religion. “Onward, Christian Soldiers”, spiritual “battle”, the whole armor of God”, fighting an “enemy”, etc. They believe it...
Genesis 25:19-24 Pregnant after a lengthy struggle with infertility, she finds herself with a womb in turmoil. Fearful? Anxious? Seeking answers, she asks “why THIS?” Not “why ME?” “People who say such things teach us another valuable lesson about the struggle of the...
Content Warning We, as Christians, all look for the Jesus in one another, but when we find aspects of one another that do not fit our expectation of Jesus, personality attributes that shock or annoy us, we reject the person altogether, as if we are assuming that it...
