Thank you for the Cross

Jesus came to earth in obedience to his Father. He had a purpose and he fulfilled it.  Being fully God and fully man meant he experienced the full extent of the same emotions we do. In my Bible reading I came across John 13:21a “After he had said this, Jesus was …

How Not to be Angry

“He makes me SO MAD!” “She is getting on my last nerve!” Sound familiar? You’ve heard it said that no one can make you mad. But, seriously – it doesn’t feel like that when your all riled up, does it? I recently watched this TED video that explained it in …

It’s Not Fair!

It’s Not Fair Typical words you would expect from a three year old who has to give back a toy he took from his playmate.  In his mind, he wanted the toy and anything that stood in the way of that goal was unfair. As we grow, we begin to …

Imitation of Christ Book 1 Chapter 21

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis Book 1 -Admonitions Profitable for the Spiritual Life Chapter 19 Of Compunction of Heart Compunction. I had to look it up in the dictionary.  Here’s what I found. Compunction –  A pricking of heart; poignant grief or remorse proceeding from a consciousness of guilt; the pain …

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