In fact, trying to avoid the godly resolution of conflicts just builds a dam between ourselves and others, allowing a reservoir of …
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The Fixed Center
In determining relationships we must begin somewhere. There must be somewhere a fixed center against which everything else is measured, …
The Opportunity of Conflict
The Bible teaches that we should see conflict neither as an inconvenience nor as an occasion for selfish gain, but rather as an opportunity …
Jesus Entered Her Pain
However, there was one who later came and entered her pain and shame [II Sam. 13:1-22]. Jesus Christ was killed, not for revenge but to bear …
Incomplete Without Community
No one really debates the need for people to exist within community. It is not merely a Christian understanding; it is a human …
Deep Joy
Maturity in Christ has a certain look. It is characterized by, among other things, deep joy. Deep joy is not, as one dictionary put it, “the …
heaven has begun
When we lift our inward eyes to gaze upon God we are sure to meet friendly eyes gazing back at us, for it is written that the eyes of the …
sweetest love of Thee
Nicholas (of Cusa) was a true follower of Christ, a lover of the Lord, radiant and shining in his devotion to the Person of Jesus. His …
Thoughts on Death
The following is part of a letter I wrote to a friend who was concerned about death, but didn't want to talk with me about it. That death …
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