Matthew 7:3

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? … Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye…” – Matthew 7:3, 5a, NLT When I was going through my trials, I had no shortage of religious people willing to “help” me see my “sin” or … Continue reading "Those Self-Righteous, Religious Pricks!"…

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?” -Matthew 7:3, NLT One of the many things that bothered me in my ecclesiastical trial was how little many of the pastors cared about holding my ex-wife responsible for committing adultery. Rebuking her or even voicing the biblical truth … Continue reading "Fascination With What Faithful Spouses Did"…

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? … Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye…” – Matthew 7:3, 5a, NLT When I was going through my trials, I had no shortage of religious people willing to “help” me see my “sin” or … Continue reading "On Self-Righteous, Religious Pricks"…

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? … Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye…” – Matthew 7:3, 5a, NLT When I was going through my trials, I had no shortage of religious people willing to “help” me see my “sin” or … Continue reading "Oh, the self-righteous, religious pricks!"…

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? … Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye… – Matthew 7:3, 5a, NLT When I was going through my trials, I had no shortage of religious people willing to “help” me see my “sin” or … Continue reading "Dealing With Self-Righteous Religious Pricks"…

If we take our eyes off of Jesus and focus on our leaders, we will always be disappointed and disgruntled…

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? … Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye…” – Matthew 7:3, 5a, NLT When I was going through my trials, I had no shortage of religious people willing to “help” me see my “sin” or … Continue reading "Handling Self-Righteous, Religious Pricks"…

In our last post about a resistant or hardened heart, we read of Job’s repentance (Job 40:3-5). If we hadn’t already read through the end of this biblical book, we would expect that now God would say, “Good job, Job! Your repentance is complete. Now I have blessings for you!”Alas, that’s not what happened. And finding out that God has some preaching to do could be a little discouraging to us. When we’re in a similar place, we want to say, “Haven’t I learned my lesson? What more do you require?” And God could easily seem to be the bad guy who is never satisfied.If you have a history of dealing with people in your life who gave you the impression you never did enough or (whatever) enough, God’s next response to Job could really trigger some underlying angst. Watch for that response now because maybe God seems to you to be a never-satisfied God. Do you sometimes think, “What’s the use of even trying? It won’t make God happy.” Does that fuel your resistance or hard-heartedness? Possibly that heart response is a protective measure to avoid the feelings of failure or rejection that you expect from encountering such a god.Allow yourself to get in touch with these responses. Only by facing them honestly will that stronghold over you start to be broken. So let’s be patient and see God’s purposes. Okay?…

My first year of marriage was a mixture of trying to be this perfect wife while trying to change my husband. By the grace of God, I have changed—and so can you.…

I polled my husband on the reasons why husbands might not be fans of their wives' women's group. His answer was surprising, and more than a little convicting.…