Category: Life in The Spirit

Henri Nouwen wrote of the spiritual work of gratitude: To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is easy, but to be grateful for all …

For the story is about hell and heaven, trauma, shame, and finding love—the real Jesus accepting a broken man; and it is about the Father, Son, and Spirit finding …

I’ve decided that if I had my life to live over again, I would not only climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets; I wouldn’t only …

The philosophy of tough love is based on the conviction that no effective recovery can be initiated until a man admits that he is powerless over alcohol and that …

Bittersweet is a word not understood by most. Only them who have heard the enormous roar of His quiet Peace above the storm through which they have passed, know …

The cross of Christ is in itself an offense to the world; let us take heed that we add no offense of our own.~Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) Put to …

There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the …

To feel safe is to stop living in my head and sink down into my heart and feel liked and accepted … not having to hide anymore and distract …