Legacy
The word for children, huios, suggests bearing someone's name authentically. It's participating with a forerunner. It's being of the same character as a parent, literal or figurative.
Topic
Virtue
A collection of 34 issues
First Order
Love of God is primary in both the Old Covenant and the New. My gift of self to God looks like humility, surrender, and heart obedience. This sets the map for Jesus' close-second command, loving myself and my neighbor.
Orange Vests
Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers, was taught as a child to "look for the helpers." There will always be helpers.
Prepare to Repair
Sowing chaos in creation's soil yields a harvest of rot, strife, burdensome labor, and regret. Investing in people's flourishing builds toward something beautiful, hopeful, and pleasant.
Simultaneous Currents
I can cry, and I can be moved to tears.
Ways and Means
When my focus is on results, I will clamor for the biggest levers of power. But when I prioritize process, I can be free to leverage every small moment.
Sliders!
There's a form of backsliding that looks like taking the Lord's name in vain, claiming to be his but behaving like the world we were rescued from. Churches make much of this.
Here, Like There
Many would have us believe that heaven is a place of escape when we die. But it's better to view heaven as the capital of another realm with a different government, a benevolent governance, and a distinctly different culture.
In Us. In Me.
Your will be done. I remember Henry Blackaby teaching in Experiencing God that "What is God's will for my life?" is the wrong question. The right question is "What is God's will?"
Your Roots Are Showing
The life that I bring to the world can only be found in my attachment to Christ. His presence with me is essential.