Matthew 7:1-3

*I first shared this post (and a series of “Confessions”) over 5 years ago on a previous blog, and it still humbles me to think of the lengths to which Jesus has gone to draw me close–and I’m still very much a work in progress. Many of you came to the blog after I wrote this series, so I’m sharing…

As many of you know, I’ve been blogging about health and fitness since 2013. I wrote a blog post that year entitled, “Judge Not: A Story About Every Body” which you can click the link to read, about a woman who wanted to lose weight badly judged me about having her idea of the “perfect body”. She discovered in our discussion about her misconceptions of me. Today, I’d like to revisit that topic from a different perspective—midlife with health issues while living a healthy lifestyle. The judgment fingers have been pointed at me lately, including my own. We become our own harshest critic when others’ criticism sinks down deep into our hearts.…

In some instances (as with the Civil War statues) the twisting is done in the name of ensuring that no tender soul is triggered by some unpleasant historical fact. This is a noble but deeply misgui……

In some instances (as with the Civil War statues) the twisting is done in the name of ensuring that no tender soul is triggered by some unpleasant historical fact. This is a noble but deeply misgui……

I’m not proud to admit this, but it’s something I’ve done many times over the 30+ years I’ve been a Christian. I have judged others. By their appearance, their actions, and sometimes for no real reason at all, I’ve judged people. Anyone with me? But, as always, God is continually … Read More…

The why is the reason or reasons hiding behind a problem or issue. Why’s matter. Anytime we do not understand the why of something the problems associated with that thing tend to repeat themselves.……

The why is the reason or reasons hiding behind a problem or issue. Why’s matter. Anytime we do not understand the why of something the problems associated with that thing tend to repeat themselves.……

Don’t judge others for being real- Just don’t. Judgment kills intimacy and destroys community. Our role as Christians is to encourage, correct, redirect and cheer-lead (Galatians 6:1, Hebrews 3:13,……

All this was more than a little unsettling to my twenty-first century sensibilities. We simply don’t talk about people in those terms. However, because all scripture is “God breathed” (1st Timothy ……

All this was more than a little unsettling to my twenty-first century sensibilities. We simply don’t talk about people in those terms. However, because all scripture is “God breathed” (1st Timothy ……