Free to live

Romans 8:1 Religion is often associated with condemnation, guilt, judgement and pressure to perform or conform. Many view religious people as being on a life sentence of hard work and strict compliance to burdensome rules and regulations. Those that follow Jesus, however, have not taken on a life sentence but have rather been given aContinue reading “Free to live”

The more we have

Proverbs 15:16 The more we have the more we have to lose. The more we have the more we want. The more we have the more we have to worry about. The more we have the more complicated life gets. Even so, we spend our lives desiring more, working for more and stressing about theContinue reading “The more we have”

Anger alert

Ephesians 4:26-27 When we see our kids doing things we know are not good for them and that will hurt them we tend to get angry if they don’t listen to our wisdom. While our intentions are good the anger, when not identified and controlled, can lead to us doing things that hurt our relationshipContinue reading “Anger alert”

Real life

Proverbs 21:21 There seems to be a common thought that living a Godly life leads to boredom, unnecessary restrictions and taking the fun out of living. Given that line of thinking it is peculiar that we are also seeing how those living an ungodly life are quickly shamed and condemned when they are caught out.Continue reading “Real life”

Letting your tongue loose

Proverbs 13:3 Most of us have at some time or another said something that we have regretted. Others do this on a more regular basis. One would think that because it is so common we would be quick to forgive and be readily understanding of others who let things out and later want to takeContinue reading “Letting your tongue loose”

A new you

We have all done, heard, seen and been part of things that we would rather forget. They might have been regretful, painful and even abusive. Whatever it was there are feelings of guilt, shame, anger and regret that just won’t go away. If that is the case then you need the new life that comesContinue reading “A new you”