For most of us “confession” does not sound like a very liberating idea. For me it used to conjure images of self-loathing, as I enumerated my sins with with heaps of guilt on the side. (Martin Luther was plagued by such feelings early in his life – often returning to confession right after he left...
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Loving God 101, Part 5: Self-Examination
Healthy progress in any aspect of our lives requires that we pause from time to time and take an honest examination of our present state. But in a culture of constant comparison and competition, such exercises often only serve to dispirit and magnify our sense of dissatisfaction with ourselves. In this episode we examine the...
Loving God 101, Part 04: Creating Sacred Time
Spending time with God is important and critical for any follower of Jesus. However, sometimes knowing what “spending time with God” looks like in a practical sense can be difficult to discern. Practices like “quiet times” and “solo times” are helpful for some followers of Jesus, but what about those who don’t connect with God...