"Fixing Things"
“Our dominant culture is driven to “fix” things. Everything must improve; all problems must be resolved.” (Father Stephen Freeman)...
Planning
“Our modern world encourages us to prepare for the future through retirement accounts, good education for our children, and insurance to...
Obedience (as it relates to Faith and Healing)
“The meaning of the Greek word for obey (hupakouo) begins with the idea of listening attentively…A mature follower of Jesus is always...
Experts/Expertise
“The Spirit of Christianity is not literalistic, not pedantic, not regulatory, but renewing and freeing. To assimilate it, one must not...
Sin and Judgment
“We are not to assume that we are called to reach out to the “sinners” around us. As a prophet of God, Nathan [the man who confronted...
Refine/Refining/Refinement
“It is by coming to know Christ that we understand what our purpose is as human persons made in the image of God. It is by coming to know...
Mercy (Unrecognized)
“The people of Bethsaida were unbelieving (Mt 11:21); thus, Jesus leads the blind man out of the town to heal him, so that the people...
Completeness (Being Made Complete)
“made perfect. This phrase means “made complete.” (Foundation Study bible, Hebrew 11:40) “The road to perfection is not through efforts...
Patience
“ ‘Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His...
Grace (of the Holy Spirit)
“Man of himself is powerless to fulfill God’s commandments, wherefore it is said, ‘Ask, and it shall be given you’ (Mt. 7:7). And we if...