Lewis Smedes is a professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. In his book titled Shame and Grace, he writes: Guilt was not my problem as I felt it. What I felt most was a glob of unworthiness that I could not tie down to any concrete sins I was guilty of. What I needed [...]
In his book, Guilt and Grace, Swiss physician Paul Tournier writes: I cannot study this very serious problem of guilt with you without raising the very obvious and tragic fact that religion — my own as well as that of all believers — can crush instead of liberate. I grew up with a version of [...]
In the book The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis, a devil briefs his demon nephew, Wormwood, in a series of letters, on the subtleties and techniques of tempting people. In his writings, the devil says that the objective is not to make people wicked but to make them indifferent. This higher devil cautions Wormwood [...]
I could hardly believe my ears when the offer was made yesterday! An unknown benefactor wants to give Union Grove United Methodist Church $100,000! The call came to our treasurer, Rose Speece, about 3 pm Tuesday afternoon. The benefactor pointed out to Rose that the church currently owes $229,000 on our building fund, and said [...]
My friend, the Rev. Dr. John Killinger, Baptist preacher extraordinaire, composed the following prayer, seeking God’s blessings on our new President and our nation. It is my pleasure to share it with you: Lord, you have been our dwelling place through all generations, and we praise you now for this kairos moment, this point [...]
A prayer for the U.S. presidential election Break down walls of political partisanship by The Rev. Kenneth Carter Jr. Creator of us all: you are the source of every blessing, the judge of every nation and the hope of earth and heaven. We pray to you on the eve of this important and historic election. [...]
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