Surrounded by G_d’s Goodness And Mercy
“To say to an Orthodox Jew, “I would like to have dinner with you,” is understood as “I would like to enter into friendship with you.” Even today, members …
Category: Acceptance
Requiem for A Reputation
May 21, 2017 abandon, Acceptance, Addiction, Consecration, Dark Night of the Soul, death to self, Freedom, grace, grief No Comments
If we are wise, we will do what Jesus said: endure the cross and despise its shame for the joy that is set before us. To do this is …
Acceptance: Forget Trying to Be Liked
Nothing is more opposed to God than pride, for self-deification is concealed in it, its own nothingness or sin. Thus more than anything humility is acceptable to God, which …
Learning to Believe That I Am Enough
February 26, 2017 Abiding, Acceptance, Fully mature sons, generosity of G_d, Identity, In Him No Comments
Learn to walk in God’s perception of who you are, because yours is not good enough. ~ Graham Cooke Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, …
A Father’s Broken Heart
What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle …
The Lies of Reputation
Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us. ~Thomas Paine (1737-1809) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by …
Loving Beyond The Gravitron Separation Effect
Getting honest with ourselves does not make us unacceptable to God. It does not distance us from God, but draws us to Him—as nothing else can—and opens us anew …
Responding to The Hand We Were Dealt
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. ~Jawaharlal Nehru Blessed be the God and …
