We enter the world with simple expectations. We require love, affection and approval. As we grow we become more aware … More
Tag: Jesus
Do we really want to get well?
Do I want to get ‘well’?
What areas in my life do I really want Jesus to help me with?
Make peace with the question marks
“Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”
Like riding a bike
I remember my dad teaching me to ride a bike. Fear kept me from learning this skill for quite some … More
Glow worms are glorious – and so are you.
We edged through the cold, clammy cave. A roof full of glow worms loomed over us. The fluorescent pin-pricks were still, yet … More
Will you take his hand if more storms come?
You know that expression ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’? Well, for many people there’s a really fine line … More
Relaxation exercise: A conversation with Jesus
In this relaxation exercise, I invite you to imagine you are seated next to Jesus, sharing all your burdens with him.
What on earth do we do with our shame: Part 3
The miracle we looked at yesterday reflects the theme of John 1-3. The old has gone, and the new is … More
What on earth do we do with our shame? Part 2
Part two of a guest post by Michael Leader, pastor at Beverly Hills Baptist Church. When we take drugs or … More
What on earth do we do with our shame? Part 1
Part one of a guest post by Michael Leader, pastor at Beverly Hills Baptist Church. “You can’t tell anyone” – … More