Tag: 2012 Lent Reflections

God has been teaching me a lot lately about not compromising. When was the last time you felt "pushed to the wall"?

1 Corinthians 12:12-26 I love this passage of Scripture but probably not for the reason you might think. So many times we’ve heard preachers focus on this passage by lifting up the diversity of the Body of Christ, and that’s great. I agree with it and I’ve preached it myself. We do need each other … Continue reading Lent Reflection: A role in the body

Jesus healed a lot of people during the course of his earthly ministry. His methods were as varied as the patients themselves. He reached out and touched lepers with His hands. He drove out fevers and demons with a command. He healed a paralytic by first forgiving His sins and then telling him to pick … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Jesus spit

Life is intense. I've been desperate to know how to find my way in the midst of it all, and I've found myself camped in Psalm 18 with this incredible truth: "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless... It is God who arms me with strength and makes … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Life is intense

“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.” James 3:9-10 To refrain from cursing may be seen by some as a pious, self … Continue reading Lent Reflection: Rethink cursing