Matthew 5:4

If you’ve ever lost a loved one, you know the pain of the grief that comes with it. People have different ways to cope with the grief of losing someone important. One such way is finding comfort in God, His revelations, and Friday bible studies. God promises that there is another life up in heaven, … 4 Bible Verses About Grief to Help You Cope with Loss Read More »…

For 16 years, part of my work was helping people grieve. And, honestly, it was helping people learn how to grieve. It was not one of my favorite roles, because…

I was involved in an interesting discussion the other day. Okay, some might even call it an argument. You know how those go, someone, or both may say something hurtful to the other person. Not r……

To come to God, I must be stripped of my self-sufficiency. The blessed poor in spirit know they do not have in themselves what the righteous law demands. All human philosophy says sorrow is the great trouble of the earth. Jesus says that sorrow is the great opportunity. Sorrow can empty your hands of dirt, so God can fill them with jewels. Sorrow can remove you quickly from the carnal, the worldly, temporal, and evil. Jesus teaches that the purpose of sorrow is to strand us on the Rock of Ages. Jesus challenges us that if we will see our troubles correctly, they will result in blessing, because trouble punctures the illusion that ‘I am sufficient’.…

To come to God, I must be stripped of my self-sufficiency. The blessed poor in spirit know they do not have in themselves what the righteous law demands. All human philosophy says sorrow is the great trouble of the earth. Jesus says that sorrow is the great opportunity. Sorrow can empty your hands of dirt, so God can fill them with jewels. Sorrow can remove you quickly from the carnal, the worldly, temporal, and evil. Jesus teaches that the purpose of sorrow is to strand us on the Rock of Ages. Jesus challenges us that if we will see our troubles correctly, they will result in blessing, because trouble punctures the illusion that ‘I am sufficient’.…

As a pastor, I’m am consistently called upon to help people learn how to grieve in a healthy way.…

My dad was one of my biggest supporters when it came to my writing and one of the biggest reasons I started this blog. And since he isn’t here to read this when it posts, I’d like to th……

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This year the focus in our 4-min devotions will be the teachings of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew chapters 5 – 7.…

This year the focus in our 4-min devotions will be the teachings of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew chapters 5 – 7.…