18 search results for shame

  • Into His Father’s Hands

    Since the earliest days, faithful Jewish parents have taught their children prayers to repeat at certain times of the day. Often, these prayers come directly from the book of Psalms. One such prayer is an evening prayer, from Psalm 31:5: “Into Thy hand I commit my spirit.”

  • Hope

    The theme threaded from Genesis to Revelation is the plague of death, and all humanity has the disease. Being fallen creatures, we don’t want to face it. We try to anesthetize ourselves against it with denial and isolation.

  • God’s Plans for Us

    What is God’s agenda for us? What does He want for us this afternoon, tomorrow morning, or next week? Well, His plans for us are clearly set forth. He wrote them originally for Israel, but they apply to us too.

  • A Contagious Ministry Is a Place of Grace

  • Pastoral Tact

  • Special People

    I am reminded of three categories of special people and how we are to respond to them. First, there are still a few Timothys left on earth, thank goodness.

  • When I Fell in Love with Thanksgiving

  • Stuff I’ve Learned, Part 2