Month: July 2017
Becoming Kingdom People: The Shape of the Beatitudes
July 19, 2017
Kingdom-esteem leads to humility, because it involves recognizing that it’s not about us, it’s about what God has done for us.
Sneak Peek: How to Preach a Funeral Homily
July 17, 2017
I like placing the deceased person’s story within the broader story God has been writing since the beginning of time.
Spirituality the Jesus Way
God’s blessedness is already there, and we experience it when we seek God’s kingdom.
Kelcy Steele ~ A Divine Eviction Notice
July 15, 2017
Hell has dispatched some deceivers who are on the loose in your life!
Otis T. McMillan ~ Light, Life, and Love
July 13, 2017
Are our eyes as tuned to spiritual light as they are to physical light?
The Blessing of the Beatitudes
July 12, 2017
The joy God gives isn’t tied to happenstance, chance, or change. It is deeper, more lasting, and may even have some surprising components.
Pete Bellini ~ Methodism on Fire
The Holy Spirit is always at work in the world and in the church regardless of the problems that we face and regardless of the darkness that seems to prevail.
The Surprise of the Beatitudes
July 10, 2017
That is the surprise of the Beatitudes—what appears to be a source of unhappiness, turns out to be a source of joy and blessedness.
Jean Watson ~ Furious Love
Nothing we can do can cause God to stop loving us.
Jeremy Steele ~ Opening Our Arms
July 8, 2017
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”