Transforming The Heart
James, the younger half brother of Jesus was the pastor of the church in Jerusalem and the writer of the book that carries his name. When I read the book of James, I am struck by the directness of the tone he uses, especially toward those he calls “friends of the world”. James comes down [...]
This post is the third in a series titled “Transformation Workbook“. God is a Person of purpose. Everything He does has a purpose that aligns with His essence. All of the methods and procedures He has provided for living the Christian life lead us to perform His purpose. God’s ultimate purpose for creating the universe, [...]
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This post is the second in a series titled “Transformation Workbook“. Everything seems to change so fast these days. Just when we think we have something figured out, like my computer, it changes completely. In this life, God has given us very few things that do not change. Those things or ideas that never change, [...]
This post is the first in a series titled “Transformation Workbook“. The Christian life, that is our life between salvation and physical death, involves a process of change the bible calls “transformation”. God’s plan is to take every newly born believer (1 Pet 2:2) just like he/she is and change his/her soul to believe, think, [...]
To his friends and co-workers, Andy was a walking bible dictionary. His knowledge of the bible and theology impressed everyone. He always had the answers to biblical questions and his family and friends looked to him for answers. Outside of his home, Andy was a big time Christian. Inside his home the story read differently. [...]
What would you say is the dominant feeling you experience within yourself most of the time, asked the counselor? Rob thought only a moment and answered, “anxious and sometimes afraid”. What are you anxious about the counselor asked? I don’t know, Rob answered, it doesn’t seem to be connected to anything in particular but I [...]
Psalm 27:8 When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to Thee, “Thy face, O LORD, I shall seek.” (Inner dialogue – my heart said – of David in prayer) In our last discussion, we talked about the importance of monitoring our inner dialogue. We emphasized practicing awareness of the images we form with [...]
Most of us think, feel, speak and act on autopilot. We go about our day choosing and acting without a clue as to what is going on in our own souls. I call this state of irresponsibility “autopilot”. The ship is flying but we have no idea who is flying it nor what ideas are [...]
If I were God, I could change everyone and all of my circumstances. Well, I have discovered that I am not God, not even close (good thing for some of you). Yet, even knowing I’m not Omnipotent, I continue to act like I am or at least that I have the power to change others. [...]
