In a world that applauds self-assertion and dominance, meekness offers an alternate life-giving virtue. Meekness brings value through its authenticity in its likeness to Christ Jesus. Meekness brings a counter-culture perspective to self-assertion through God-centered worship and other-centered service. Meekness adds a counter-culture expression to
“Who do you say I am?” This is the question Jesus asked Peter. And Peter responded, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”1 Through the revelation of the Holy Spirit, Peter knew who Jesus was – the Christ, the Messiah. In the
To cultivate the fear of the Lord each day, we must understand what the fear of the Lord is. King Solomon speaks of the fear of the Lord: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. ~Proverbs 1:7a NASB The fear of the
Love is powerful. It contributes to our overall well-being, benefiting our emotional and physical health. When we cultivate love, everyone benefits. Cultivate Appreciation Appreciation is a recognition of another’s gift of love from their heart to us, another’s service for our benefit, or recognition of
When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? ~Luke 18:8 If Jesus were to return today, would He find us standing in faith or doubt? Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to
Leadership laid its foundation with humility and built its walls with the Incarnate Christ, wisdom, holiness, and discipleship. Leadership ended the year with relationships – refusing offense, resentment, and bitterness which can lead to estrangement from God or other people. The basis of these 12
Estrangement in relationships has reached such a crisis level in our society as to evoke the terms “epidemic, pandemic, phenomenon” to describe this new cultural development. Rules of Estrangement In his book, Rules of Estrangement – Why Adult Children Cut Ties & How to Heal
This month, I wanted to explore how our Founding Fathers have influenced our perspective of history through the years. Our first three presidents were men with strengths and weaknesses, excellent capabilities, and flaws. Yet each man gave a gift of Christian leadership which helped shape
Jesus ministered in compassion. All through the Gospels, we see Jesus ‘felt compassion’ or was ‘moved by compassion’ when He ministered to the needs of the people. “But when [Jesus] saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and