Hebrews 4:15

Suffering is perplexing. It sets us in circumstances that are difficult to comprehend. In our disorientation, it becomes difficult to accept our new circumstances. We may be tempted to believe that no one can understand. It’s not true. Each new facet of suffering helps deepens our understanding of…

This post is kind of a continuation of my last post. Last night, during the discussion, my friend said something that I found myself musing about. She said, “God understands everything that w……

“We have a high priest who can feel it when we are weak and hurting. We have a high priest who has been tempted in every way, just as we are. But he did not sin.” -- Hebrews 4:15 (NIRV)Please Pray:Jesus, in this Easter season, please let us not gloss...…

Life is full of weakness, temptation, and struggle. Hebrews 4:15 shows us Jesus, the great High Priest, who truly sympathises with us.…

Life is full of weakness, temptation, and struggle. Hebrews 4:15 shows us Jesus, the great High Priest, who truly sympathises with us.…

Let’s face it. People let us down. They disappoint us. And so does God. Often our experiences fall short of our expectations for God to meet all our needs the way we think He should, and like a lover who has been wronged, we tend to guard our hearts against future disappointment by lowering our expectations and trustHe is not aloof. Read more……

“We have a high priest who can feel it when we are weak and hurting. We have a high priest who has been tempted in every way, just as we are. But he did not sin.” -- Hebrews 4:15 (NIRV)I tend to find myself struggling with the same temptations, but...…

“You stand and fall by your definitions.” That’s something my friend and mentor Mike Wells used to say a lot. I’ve been working on a book about identity recently, and have realized how identity is really your definition of yourself. And this definition of yourself is often quite errant. We fall a lo…

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet without sin,” (Hebrews 4:15 NIV). Let’s face it. People let us down. They disappoint us. And so does God. Often our experiences fall short of our expectations for God to meet all our needs the way we think He should, Read more……

“You stand and fall by your definitions.” That’s something my friend and mentor Mike Wells used to say a lot. I’ve been working on a book about identity recently, and have realized how identity is really your definition of yourself. And this definition of yourself is often quite errant. We fall a lo…