The 2 Greatest

You can't read the Gospel accounts without being stunned by the way Jesus cares for people...all people, people other people didn't care for at all.  Jesus call us to be caring people too, so what's that look like?

Most people would say they are not critical and they genuinely don't see themselves that way.  This episode gives us some concrete indicators of a critical spirit with which to measure ourselves so we can love God and others better.  Take the test!

There's a sense in which we both look forward to and yet dread holiday table talk.  It has the potential of bringing joy or devolving into a family fight.  Here are some tips for surviving holiday conversations.

What is the Gospel and how does the Gospel differ from the "plan of salvation?"  Does the Gospel affect your everyday life or only your life in the ever after?  

Here we are in the middle of Advent, a time of waiting.  How well ARE you waiting?  This might help!

As crazy as it sounds to be rotting in prison because we refuse to open the door and walk free; we do it all the time when we hold on to bitterness and unforgiveness.  Do you need to let yourself out of prison?

When you think about the people who love you most, what do you remember most, what people said or how they made you feel?

We become like what we focus on.  If our focus is on the problems, the negative, the things that weigh us down--we will, not surprisingly, be weighed down.  But what if we looked BIGGER and BEYOND to what is BETTER?  Are you blocking out the sun?

Words are sooooo powerful.  They can bring both life and death to a person's soul.  And it's easy for us to think the worst and say it.  I prayer God will kill the critical spirit in me, how about you?

We are all a bit weary right now.  The Pandemic lingers, and the end seems like a carrot dangled before us that keeps getting moved just out of reach.  How do we keep on keeping on?