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Who are You Responsible For?

Suddenly I saw with clarity the very issue that all the communication skills in the world depend upon. I saw the foundational attitude without which no other relational changes will be sustainable. It’s about responsibility. Specifically – who is responsible for who and what? If this piece is not right ...

Long Seasons of Waiting

How many years from God’s promise to Abram until the birth of Isaac? How many years from Joseph’s dream until he became second in command of all of Egypt? How many years did Moses spend tending sheep in Midian? How many years between the moment David was anointed King of Israel and the moment he became ...

Why Men Can’t Invest in Genuine Intimacy

John Eldredge, in his book The Way of the Wild Heart explains the developmental progression all men experience from boyhood to maturity. Not all men experience this progression in a healthy way. He points out that there are two key questions asked by the heart of every man, answered during childhood and adolescence, ...

Maturity in Sonship through Suffering

Romans 8:16-17 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.(ESV) These verses at first glance would seem more encouraging if that ...

Entering the Kingdom

John 3:5-8 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The ...

Why doesn’t everyone who asks receive healing?

Have you ever wondered why many who ask for healing don’t receive it? This is a common question and I’ve heard it voiced in a variety of ways. Very often this question is more than simply theological or conceptual. Many times a great deal of disappointment and hurt lies underneath. We often don’t have ...