Mark Buchanan offers some pointers about how to love – and even like – difficult people. A pastor friend of mine quipped the other day: “There are some people I couldn’t warm up to even if I was cremated with them.” I laughed, and then didn’t. I know exactly what he means. … Jesus commanded …
Love is not irritable, the Bible tells us. Irritability is something that can grow over time. Familiarity and relationship express themselves in passive/aggressive carping, venting, language and tone that would not happen if the relationship was newer or more distanced. It can be a sign we’re taking someone or something for granted, or believe we’re …
David Platt, author of the book Radical, writes about how Christians know and live God’s will. Thanks to Relevant for the excerpt. It’s quite possibly the most commonly asked question in Christianity today: What is God’s will for my life? We have questions and face decisions all the time, and we find ourselves constantly wondering …
What does Passion – How Christ’s Final Day Changes Your Everyday (Mike McKinley, The Good Book Company, 2013) promise? In ten chapters Mike McKinley seeks to demonstrate how the events of the day of Christ’s crucifixion (recorded in Luke’s Gospel) have “a purpose for our lives today.” In unfolding this observation McKinley seeks to explain …
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