How God’s Forgiveness and Self-Forgiveness Combine
If we have experienced, truly, forgiveness through the abounding grace of God, we will feel set free from condemning ourselves. I don’t believe we can feel completely forgiven by God if we routinely find ourselves condemned. The understanding of grace is complete upon the full realisation that Christ hung on the cross – once for all time – once for every person – once beyond any rescinding – and that reality is unfathomed in its potency.
How often do you consider expansion? Growing beyond the limits which currently exist in your life. Many seek simply to maintain or to prevent the loss of what currently exists.
Searching Out the Healer WithinGod desires that we all be healed, and we all need it. We enlist the power of the Holy Spirit that indwells us by abiding to all our truths – particularly the uncomfortable ones, the shameful ones, and the fearful ones. Healing makes all these more palatable and manageable. Only God’s Spirit can heal us.
In the World But Not of the WorldThe Christian straddles the balance beam of life. They are required to discern the favour of God from within the evil empires and principalities with which they live – and then execute God’s transient will. This is the exercise of moral discernment to a level hardly known, unless through teaching they are blessed or through experience they have learned the hard way.
Running Into Father’s Open ArmsWhat sort of person was Jesus? We can only gain when we ponder such a question in the midst of a gospel story such as the father with his two lost sons in Luke 15:11-32. Jesus, of course, had two audiences he was speaking to – as he typically spoke. Most of Jesus’ teaching would have started predictably so far as context is concerned. But then the story would always get turned on its head. The traditional response the Pharisees and religious rulers of the day expected never came; in the case of the story of the prodigal son, the father is not a harsh disciplinarian – as the Jewish tradition dictated; instead, the father’s compassion subsumes all of the son’s prior sin, by a mode of care that would vouchsafe his safety.
This article discusses impermanence from a spiritual point of view, and draws from many different scientific, worldly, and spiritual examples and references. Attachment and aversion are discussed as extreme reactions to the impermanent nature of life, and acceptance is offered as a more soul-nurturing alternative response. Please enjoy this article as it offers up a positive outlook on life, and a guidebook for release from the bondage of suffering.
10 Ways To Stop Feeling Guilty Your Friend Is Going To Hell1. Here’s the easiest one: Stop being a part of a church that “irritatingly” teaches the Bible, especially the parts that make you feel bad for the low number of times you have personally shared your faith. After all, the purpose of going to church is just to make you feel good.
Stepping Through the Open DoorOftentimes the most challenging situations in our lives are those that offer us the most opportunity for a closer connection with our Soul. Letting go in forgiveness can open a doorway to new opportunities – opportunities you may never expect.
Our Purpose Is to HealWe Heal with Love. We embrace our Purpose by Healing ourselves, first and foremost. We Heal one another by learning to Trust with our Hearts wide open. We have to know beyond measure that we are Beautiful, Worthy, and Loved. We have to make sure everyone else we meet knows that they are Beautiful, Worthy, and Loved. If they can’t “hear” you then Heal them by Healing yourself.
Why Do We Call Paul an Apostle?In addition to being the church’s first great missionary Paul wrote a large percentage of the New Testament. However, he was not among the twelve that followed Jesus during his earthly ministry, so why do we call him an apostle. To answer that question, we will look into the qualifications for being an apostle and see if Paul meets those requirements. We will also look at what others of his time thought of him being called an “apostle.”
How Inexperienced or Unscrupulous Psychics and Mediums Can Mislead a SitterMany sitters tend to get very excited and are extremely impressed with the ability of an accurate psychic/medium who is able to pick up information surrounding the sitters, their past and present situations and also their loved ones in the Spirit World. This response to accurate evidence, and the trust building that it supports, while welcome can easily become misused or abused by an unscrupulous medium…
Seasons of LifeThis outlines the things that happened to me at the start of the spring semester. God is always faithful through tough times.


