Tag: Spiritual Life

Refusing to Accept Our Contradictions

Sometimes contradictions seems to be all around us. Maybe you have even found yourself in the middle of one. Here are a few examples: A lawyer who has no will. A funeral home director who gives no thought about his own death and funeral. An agent who sells retirement plans but has no retirement plan… Continue reading Refusing to Accept Our Contradictions

Strengthening the Soul (11)

Perhaps you’ve heard people say: “We don’t watch that much television.” Well, maybe. The truth is that many of us watch far more television than we realize. In some homes, the television is always on. Literally! The first person who gets up in the morning turns on the television and it may stay on until… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (11)

Strengthening the Soul (10)

This morning I read a fine article by Gordon MacDonald in the November 2010 issue of Leadership (print). The article is entitled “Your Regular Checkup.” Basically MacDonald says that if a yearly physical exam is important for people then so is a periodic “spiritual exam.” Sometimes, after one has a physical exam, the physician will… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (10)

Strengthening the Soul (9)

I really felt ashamed at the end of that day. But, I learned something that I have never forgotten. I was in the fourth grade. “Jane” sat in the chair behind me. She often drooled on her desk. She was blond, lanky, and physically challenged. She had difficulty with coordination and often fell down on… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (9)

Strengthening the Soul (7)

What holds you back? What holds you back from being the kind of person that God has called you to be either as a single or as a married person? What holds some of us back is our own immaturity. We get stuck in particular patterns of immature behavior. Some of these patterns include: 1.… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (7)

Strengthening the Soul (6)

Sometimes life is very difficult and even painful. Some of this pain is due to loss. Do any of these sound familiar to you? The loss of a friend due to a move, a job change, or simply drifting away from one another. The loss of a team. You feel as you are alone on… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (6)

Strengthening the Soul (5)

Do you hesitate about the wrong things? Sometimes we are more hesitant about doing what is right than doing what we know is wrong. In other words, we may hesitate greatly to do what we know God wants us to do, while we hardly pause at some opportunities to do wrong. The itch to sin… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (5)

Tuesdays With Tozer (Guest Writer–Margaret Feinberg)

(A.W. Tozer has written a number of books which I have found helpful, convicting, and inspiring. Another very good writer, Margaret Feinberg, recently posted a series on her blog entitled, “Tuesdays with Tozer.” Each post contained a quote from Tozer and then Feinberg’s reflections on that quote. You can find Margaret Feinberg’s blog here. You… Continue reading Tuesdays With Tozer (Guest Writer–Margaret Feinberg)

Strengthening the Soul (4)

The photograph to the right has become one of the best known pictures in US history. The photograph became famous because of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. The picture was taken as Oswald was being gunned down by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner. This took place on a Sunday… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (4)