In part 1 of this discussion we looked at the verse: Romans 12:3 “…Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.” Most of the time this verse is offered as a warning against the … Continue reading How to Face our Brokenness
Romans 12:3 “…Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.” Most of the time this verse is offered as a warning against the sin of pride, and so it should be, but it has … Continue reading Facing my Brokenness
In order to love, we must be free to choose not to love. If we are forced to love then our love is not love at all, it is just robotic or forced. Love requires freedom. For this reason, we were all created with the ability to say “no” to God’s love. Unfortunately saying no … Continue reading Can we say no to God’s love?
At first glance the nature of God presents us with a logical impossibility. The Bible tells us that God is infinitely powerful [there is nothing he can’t do and nothing he can’t fix] and he is infinitely loving. When we suffer, and our immediate prayers are not answered, we are tempted to believe either one … Continue reading How can an all-powerful, all loving God allow suffering in His world?
In my last blog post I mentioned that we have a cultural communication bias against hearing God’s “voice”. Our culture shouts at us and God whispers. It is not simply that the subtlety of God’s communication occurs because He speaks softly, it is also the ways that He speaks softly. He does not always speak … Continue reading Opening Your Mind to Open Your Ears
One of the biggest problems we religious folk have is our jargon. Sometimes I wonder if we have any idea what we are talking about. Has it ever occurred to you that our speech might be incomprehensible to our average non-religious neighbor or co-worker? Probably not. I say “probably not” because much of the time … Continue reading What is “hearing God’s voice” anyway?”
In our last blog we looked at the dilemma we face when we suffer. Suffering demands that we choose between two apparently opposing truths about the nature of God. Logic tells us that God cannot be both all-powerful and all loving if he doesn’t intervene to stop our suffering. We turned to the story of … Continue reading Answers about Suffering
Satan is most effective in drawing us away from God when we are either being extremely blessed or experiencing real suffering. Each condition is vulnerable to a particular lie. Satan is the “father of lies”. Lying is not just in His nature, it is how he goes about separating us from our Father. Today we … Continue reading Surviving Suffering
There are a few reasons for the condition of not hearing God's voice like you used to. The first is very easy to fix. It may be that you have stopped listening in order to obey. Many of us, at times, only listen to hear what we want Him to say. It we do this … Continue reading What if I can’t hear God’s Voice like I used to?
It is normal for people to turn to the Bible for guidance because the Bible is full of wise principles for successful living. But sometimes, God wants to use the Bible to speak directly to our hearts and minds to guide us supernaturally in the moment. Find out Bob finds direction for his ministry. God … Continue reading Hearing God’s Voice through Scripture
Reluctantly Supernatural: In An Age of Reason 