Do you struggle with ongoing shame or guilt? Both can play havoc with your health - spiritually and physically. Shame and guilt can hamper the degree of inner freedom that you have. You won't feel as close to God if there is a blanket of guilt or shame covering your inner … [Read more...]
Is the Weight of Your Guilt & Shame – Like Ice – Crushing You?
I'm going to stick with the sin and snow theme for another post. Yesterday I wrote that here in Charlotte we received about 8 inches of snow and one inch of ice. Well, the wet snow combined with the ice was pretty darn heavy. Mid-morning I glanced out the kitchen window to … [Read more...]
Snow and Our Sin
We don't often get snow in Charlotte, N.C.. When we do, it's typically just a dusting that disappears the next day. That's not the case with the weather system that is coming thorough the Carolinas with the current storm. As I write this post, we've had about six inches and it's … [Read more...]
How Are You Attempting to Meet Your Deepest Spiritual Needs?
Because God created you as a spiritual being, you have deep spiritual needs that only he can meet. How might you be attempting to meet them, apart from God? The story about the woman at the well in Chapter 4 of John is an excellent example of how a person can try to meet their … [Read more...]
Is Your Eating Behavior Sinful?
Your Relationship with Food. Struggle with your relationship with food? Love God? Desire to change your food habits? This 15 minute Family Life Today audio broadcast is excellent! Scroll down to Date 1/4/13. Is My Eating Sinful? Author and Biblical Counselor … [Read more...]
Changing My Unhealthy & Sinful Behavior: It’s A Matter of My Mind, Will and Heart
I've been successful in not adding sugar to my coffee for three days now. This morning I sipped on about 1/2 a cup of coffee... with half and half and no sugar. Why Am I Blogging About This? I'm capturing my experiences about this behavior change effort in writing on this … [Read more...]