Tag: love

• Renew My Mind?

  

  In Ephesians, Paul tells us we need to renew our minds; be more Christ-like. We need to bring our thoughts into alignment with His. The NIV Bible version says, “… to be made in the new attitude of your minds.” Eph. 4:23. Renew my mind? Absolutely. It’s not presented by Paul as an option. How?…

  Beloved, brain, Christmas, Ephesians, Ephesians 4:23, limbic, love, macro, micro, Neuroscience, Ordeal, Renew, Restart, Rewire, sacrificial

• The Crux of the Matter

  

  My writings are inspired by many different things in my life. A devotional. A life circumstance of my own. A life circumstance of a friend or Mentee. This journal entry is the product of pretty much all of these things. Lynn and I have our “date nights” on Thursdays. We drive the 30 minutes to…

  Agape, all or nothing, Beloved, Broken, broken and contrite, circumstance, contrite, date night, Devotional, Do You Love Me?, journal, love, Oregon Coast, quantifie, sacrificial, selfless, Sold-out, white knuckle, whiteknuckle, You don't do this to someone you love

• The Tears of a Man

  

  “Be strong, be bold, don’t be afraid or frightened of them, for ADONAI your God is going with you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deut. 31:6 CJB I know my explanation below is not a technically accurate translation of this verse. That doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Sometimes God shows us things…

  Acts, Adonai, Broken, brokenness, Celebrate, Compelling, consequences, contrite, Cry, Grace, grief, grieving, heal, Holy Spirit, John Eldredge, Joy, litmus, love, Mercy, Psalm, Revelation, tears, War

• Rock Bottom

  

  This morning, the morning show on the local radio station decided to have listeners – those brave enough – call in and share their “rock bottom” story and the resulting work that God has done in their lives.  It struck me how insightful that was when so often morning shows on the radio are mostly…

  divorce, encouragement, fear, Grace, Growth, lie, love, miracle, rock bottom, shattered, trust, truth

• The “Journey”

  

  If you’ve read “Our Story“ then you have some idea where my Journey began and when it turned to hope and freedom.  Because of space limitations Our Story is severely edited.  If you spend much time in my blog posts then you’ll begin to piece together the details of our Journey.  I, Greg, write almost…

  Ephesians, Father, freedom, Glory, heart, Journey, liar, love, Mercy, miracle, Philippians, Prodigal, Romans, Set Free

• Intimacy

  

  I state on our home page that this is Lynn’s and my blog.  I believe that despite the fact that I do the writing and she probably never will.  She is, however, inextricably entwined in everything I write.  The words are mine but the reality of it all is ours. Until now. I’m still writing…

  choosing, Emotional Coma, heart, honesty, intimacy, love, transparency, vulnerability

• Brokenness & Natural Consequences

  

  There is an old saying that it isn’t until you’ve been knocked flat on your back with nowhere else to look, that you are finally able to look up and see God.  It is my sincere belief based on my personal journey, that without real, enforced consequences your healing journey will be slower; possibly hindered…

  addiction, brokenness, consequences, control, delusion, denial, divorce, freedom, Grace, love, promise, selfish, submit, surrender

• Molding or Chiseling?

  

  Last week’s blog was an encouragement to find a “Freedom Process” where you and God can come to a mutual agreement that He is in charge, His Word is Law, He has a plan for your life, His plan for you is perfect, He forgives, He offers Freedom, He is Elohim, Jehovah AND Adonai (see…

  Adonai, Almighty, Chisel, clay, freedom, Law, love, mold, sculptor, stone, submission