Tag: burnout
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The Christian Disease
Weariness, fatigue, headaches, and general tiredness are often minor symptoms of a more serious, underlying sickness. This is true in both medicine and in Christianity. Consider many of the commands the Bible offers: “Be holy as I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16) “As you forgive, so you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37) “Let no unwholesome…
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Which Path Am I On?
We’ve been considering the difference between pleasing God and trusting Him. The motivation has come through [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link]. I am so impressed with the content of this book and think it hits a nerve among believers as we walk out the…
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The Cure is Trusting God
In Part One of this series, I began a review of [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link] by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John S. Lynch. We followed the pilgrim down the road of “pleasing God to the Room of Good Intentions“. Finding both frustration…
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Pleasing God or Trusting God?
Which is better? To work at pleasing God or to focusing on trusting God? Where should we focus more of our attention and effort? In their book, [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link], Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John S. Lynch explore this tension.…
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Want Growth? Stop Trying!
What?!? Are you promoting a lifestyle which allows sinful behavior as long as it is not the really bad stuff? What about being intentional about growth? Isn’t change about making the right decisions and avoiding pitfalls and weaknesses in our personalities? While agreeing with all the above objections, I have a question. What makes these…