We think God will hear our heart’s cry if only we can sanitize it. But in the act of sanitization, we prove we do not trust him, as if he can only handle the sugar-coated prayers.
It’s all the study without the interruptions.
Every day can look different. Some weeks are full, others are slow and have more margin.
Christians cannot blame nominal believers as a way to avoid dealing with the very real and destructive contributions we have made to the Age of Outrage.
I see God as a people gentler. He’s all-powerful, and he could make us come to him, then force us to do whatever he says. God could easily crush us and punish us every time we step out of line. Instead, he loves us.
Eccentric Christianity is a new orbit where the self is displaced and God is found at the center of life.
The feeling of anger is just a feeling, neither good nor bad; it’s part of what it is to be human.
I know life is busy. How could you possibly fit in time to sit still every day? Here’s how: Put the urgent on hold. Do what’s important first. The urgent will always be there.
In many church circles, the standard question to determine whether someone is “saved” has historically been “If you should die tonight, how do you know you’d go to heaven?” Usually, when people ask this questio
The struggles in our lives that leave us feeling stuck, restless, or confused become the trenches where we work out the important stuff of life—where we learn how to overcome everyday frustrations, messy relationships,
by Kevin R. O’Brien, Study Bible and Reference Brand Manager at Tyndale
Commentaries. Not exactly thrillers. Or self-help books.
