Death by Incurvatus in Se
Incurvatus in se (Latin for Turned/curved inward on oneself. St. Augustine’s definition of sin.) Sin is, in truth, the hardest of all masters. In its service there is plenty …
Category: compassion
Capacity for Messy Compassion
It is compassion that removes the heavy bar, opens the door to freedom, makes the narrow heart as wide as the world. Compassion takes away from the heart the …
Love Loses
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~ Maya Angelou And you, who once were …
To Hell with The Lies
Do not lose your temper with those who sin. Do not have a passion for noticing every sin in your neighbor and judging it, as we usually do. Everyone …
Would You Sit with Me Awhile?
Authentic men aren’t afraid to show affection, release their feelings, hug their children, cry when they’re sad, admit it when they’re wrong, and ask for help when they need …
Resting, Loving And Living: The Simplicity of The Gospel
June 3, 2016 Beloved, compassion, Dark Night of the Soul, featured, Freedom, Great Commission, New Creation, The Exchanged Life No Comments
The Word we study has to be the Word we pray. My personal experience of the relentless tenderness of God came not from exegetes, theologians, and spiritual writers, but …
Free Flow Forgiveness
Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.~ Lily TomlinTherefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is …
Down Through The Hopelessness – And into Love
A re-post on remembering the poor this Christmas.Hopelessness is anticipated defeat.~Karl Theodor Jaspers (1883-1969)Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo …
