Scripture is rich with evidence that supports God’s validation of emotionally healthy spirituality, and, yet, how often do we notice and/or experience that emotional health is minimized through the interpretation and teaching of Scripture? Sadly, many Christians use high-sounding spiritual concepts ...
Scripture Validates Human Emotion
There is something profoundly comforting when we recognize and deeply internalize the truth that God made himself in human likeness (Philippians 2:7), and Jesus both understands the realities of being human on this side of eternity and empathizes with our weaknesses (Hebrews 4:15). He doesn’t expect ...
Healing From Shame
“The ball is, as it were, in our court. God has invaded human history and reality. Jesus Christ has died on our behalf, is risen, and is now supervising events on earth toward an end that he will certainly bring to pass, to the glory of God. The issue now concerns what we will do.” - Dallas Willard, ...
Healing from Toxic Family Patterns
In the beginning “God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). The term "very good" signifies the perfection and harmony of creation before the fall of man. This divine evaluation and approval indicates that everything was functioning according to God's perfect ...
Blessed are Those Who Lament
The upside-down Kingdom of Jesus is one that leaves many of us scratching our heads in confusion. Jesus has a lot to say about how to live in the Kingdom of God and what a life of apprenticing to Him produces within the inner man and woman despite life’s circumstances. The Sermon on the Mount ...