Articles Tagged 'Wound' (Page 2)

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Tortured!

Phillip Morrison writes about a serious situation that was brought to light by an obituary -- child abuse -- and Phil Ware offers some helpful suggestions on ways to bring redemption out of the hurt of this world.

Not what any of us wants in our obituary!

Thanks Mom!

Mom, our mothers, pay a high price for loving us and bringing us to Jesus.

What can we say but,

Darkness

Phil Ware reminds us that darkness is the place where God can meet us, redeem us, deliver us, and save us from death and disaster.

Am I alone in my darkest hours?

Building a Culture of Honor: Final Reflections

Phil Ware finishes his series on building a culture of honor by focusing on Jesus and his birth and the awful way Herod misuses Scripture and worship.

How in the world do we use Scripture to build a culture of honor?

Yardsticks: How the hidden Dangers of Comparison Are Killing Us and Our Daughters

Ann Voskamp reminds women and their daughters about the dangers of comparison and how it belittles the work of God going on in each person we see.

Have we turned our yardsticks into swords?

Building a Culture of Honor: Introduction

Phil Ware begins a series on building a culture of honor using Romans 12 as the basis and foundation of the study.

Can we build a culture of honor in a world that has a different set of values?

Staring into the Face of Jesus

Phil Ware continues his five part series on yearning for the presence of God and shares with us ways to experience Immanuel, Jesus as God with us.

When was the last time you stared in the face of the Lord?

It All Begins with...

Phil Ware completes his two article series on being strong and courageous and being ready to see God do great things among us.

Why are we so afraid to do what God makes clear is our next step?

The Personal Touch

Phil Ware continues his series on out of the box and reminds us that Jesus is God made touchable and personal: more than a miracle worker, Jesus is the personal care of God for people in their deepest needs.

More than a miracle worker, Jesus is the touch of God.

What is Core: Jesus

Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe?

What is most important?

God's Bridge to better Things

Phil Ware is continuing his trip through The Story and focusing this week on the life, ministry and book of Samuel.

Rejection and disappointment can gut the passion of God's leaders!

Moments of Decision

Phil Ware continues his series connected to The Story, this week from Chapter 3, focusing on Joseph and his temptation with Potiphar's wife.

What will we do when the choice is ours and the moment comes?

Bribery, Cursing, and Lying

Brian McCutchen reminds us that the Cross is a nasty, hurtful, despicable place where Jesus died.

What do you see around Jesus?

Better Broken: 11!

Phil Ware continues his series, Better Broken, focusing on the problem of there being 11 apostles and how people fail us and what are we doing to do to go on after we've been betrayed.

What do you do with the one who is missing?

Someone Named Her 'Unwanted'

Rubel Shelly writes about the name Nakusa in India and how it means unwanted and asks how to you overcome a bad name.

How do you ever overcome the name?

Church Is a Wellness Center ... Not Just a Hospital

Church is not just like a hospital where everyone is sick. It is more like a wellness center where we learn to live healthy.

Church is not a place to stay spiritually sick, but a place to get well.

Roads Without Potholes

Rubel Shelly writes about potholes, discouragement, disappointments, pain, grief, wounds that occur in our lives and how they are part of the fabric of life and necessary to develop our character.

Why would we ever want potholes in the road?

Of All the Stupid Things

Russ Lawson shares a humorous story about eating off his dog's plate, getting the flu, and also dealing with his own stupid actions in his spiritual life and in his relationships.

What is the dumbest thing you've ever done?

Sharing Someone's Load

Rubel Shelly tells a funny story about a sad situation and reminds us to help each other carry our burdens.

I wonder if they ever got the shoe box back?

Dawn of The New Way: Lifted Up

Phil Ware shares some insight and background on James the brother of Jesus and how he disbelieved, but came to faith.

Do you think James was really there through all of this mess?

Undo Send: What a Great Idea!

Rubel Shelly reminds us of our need to restrain our urge to speak too quickly and compares that to a new gmail feature called undo send

Don't you wish you could take back some things you've said?

James

Phil Ware lets us journey with James, the half brother of Jesus, through the cross and resurrection to find our way to hope and confidence about our future.

How can the younger brother of Jesus help us find our way to hope?

Love Path 911: Can We Have a Good Marriage?

Joe Beam answers the reader's question about having a good marriage again after all the hurt and sinfulness?

After all that has happened, can we have a good marriage?

How Will We Survive?

Rick Reynolds shares solid advice on how to survive an affair.

If your world crashes in around you, how will you make it?

Made 2BN Community

Phil Ware continues his series on experiencing God and focuses on experiencing God through Jesus in community with all of its challenges and opportunities.

Where do you best connect with God?