Thanksgiving is a bit of an ironic time. On the one hand, the focus of the holiday is giving thanks. On the other hand, if we were to sit down and record how we actually spend our time and energy this week, we might find the focus is more on buying, preparing, cooking, and eating…a whole heck of a lot. Can a heart of thanksgiving and all this holiday activity go hand in hand? I think we can ask...
Learning the Language
To our shame, we have participated in wielding God’s good gift of sex as an instrument for evil. We have gone on and on presenting our bodies to sin as instruments of unrighteousness. We have been the man bringing this most treasured and sacred gift of his own sexuality to throne room of sin for whatever unrighteous purposes it has in mind. Christ has come offering Himself on our behalf...
Want More Pleasure?
We live in a world that pursues pleasure endlessly. But pleasure is elusive. How can you experience more?
When Lust Leaves You Hungry
If you want to overcome unwanted sexual behaviors, learn to eat before you shop. I enjoy grocery shopping—perusing the aisles, reading ingredients, imagining delicious foods to make and eat and share around the table with those I love. But when I head to the store on an empty stomach, something goes awry. I lose perspective and end up buying too much food and usually more unhealthy food at that...
Receiving Joy!
We were made for joy. Something inside us knows it. Something inside us feels it. We are hungry or joy—pleasure, rapture, ecstasy, bliss . . . Heaven. And this desire—our desire for joy—is not secondary to the human experience. It is foundational. We need joy. With that said, this article is not a step by step guide on how to feel better fast. You know how to do that, and you know where that...
Maturing Dependency
Childhood is usually a wonderful time in life. It is a time to discover, explore, and become without the conscious reality that we could not exist without the care of another. Children generally exist in carefree unawareness of their total dependency on their parents. As a child becomes more cognitively aware and develops as an individual, however, a desire to escape from this dependency begins...