Monthly Archives: October 2013
Why Your Kid Will Cheat
Why Your Kid Will Cheat Have you ever got a call from one of your kid’s teachers saying that your kid was just caught cheating? It’s not a great feeling to answer that call. But wait–let’s calm down and spend … Continue reading
Romans 13:1-7
Romans 13:1-7 13 Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. 2 So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they … Continue reading
How Does Your Family Work?
How Does Your Family Work? What does it mean to say that a family is a system? To begin, it means that everyone is connected to everyone else–no one lives in isolation. Now a person may isolate themselves, but when … Continue reading
Romans 12:9-21
Romans 12:9-21 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the … Continue reading
Romans 12:1-8
Romans 12:1-8 12 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is … Continue reading
Romans 11:25-36
Romans 11:25-36 25 I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of … Continue reading
Romans 11:11-24
Romans 11:11-24 11 Did God’s people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves. 12 Now if the … Continue reading
Romans 11:1-10
Romans 11:1-10 11 I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 No, God has not rejected … Continue reading
Who’s Needy, Who’s Not?
Who’s Needy, Who’s Not? The truth is, we all, no matter our attachment style, experience our own neediness at times. It’s all in how we express that neediness. It also has a lot to do with the response of the … Continue reading
Romans 10:14-21
Romans 1o:14-21 14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone … Continue reading