Category Archives: Faith

Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 2

One of the most common boundary violations is when we over-function. Over-functioning is when someone assumes too much responsibility in a particular relationship. It’s when one person assumes responsibility for someone else’s yard. That’s what’s going on in the story … Continue reading

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 1

Last week, we kicked off a new series entitled Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits. The aim of this series is to help us establish godly boundaries for our lives, primarily in our relationships. This is predicated on the idea that clear … Continue reading

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits, Part 4

We’ve been thinking all week about one key idea: boundaries are biblical. This will be important for us to remember whenever we talk about establishing healthy boundaries in our relationships, particularly if we are tempted to think that boundaries are … Continue reading

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits, Part 3

Boundaries are good because they were a part of God’s originally good creation. God’s entire act of creation can be characterized as establishing proper boundaries. But in the biblical story, there is another player, one who disregards these boundaries. Satan … Continue reading

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Boundaries, Part 2

Boundaries are biblical. Boundaries are important because God has created them. They are a part of the good world God created. In fact, boundaries are as old as the world itself. To see this, we’re going to look at the … Continue reading

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits, Part 1

With seven minutes to go in the third quarter of Super Bowl LII, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to running back Corey Clement. The touchdown gave the Eagles a commanding 29-19 lead. But replay showed … Continue reading

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On Ministry

This week marks my twenty-five year anniversary serving the local church in full-time ministry. Over the years I’ve worn a few different hats: youth minister, campus minister, associate minister, preaching minister, lead minister. And I’ve been honored to serve in … Continue reading

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Four Key Questions for the Church

I clipped this from FB the other day; I found it to be thought provoking.

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Humility as Seeing the True Self

I came across this yesterday in The Cloud of Unknowing, a 14th century spiritual classic. Humility is seeing yourself as you really are. Pride is a facet of the false self. It is to see yourself falsely. In our pride, … Continue reading

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A Violent Kingdom

Francois Fenelon was a French Catholic theologian and writer who lived in the late 1600s. He had quite a career, serving as a priest, a missionary, and as a tutor to the grandson of King Louis XIV. His spiritual writings … Continue reading

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