Christian Living

John Fenn, Understanding Grace 2 of 3; It’s not about you

Hi all,I shared last week that love is unconditional, but grace always has conditions and expectations. Grace always has boundaries, rules,

Understanding the Limits of Grace #1 of 3; The Limits of Grace

Hi all,I often say this to understand the differences between judgment, mercy, and grace:Judgment is getting what you deserve.Mercy is not getting

Surprised Who is in Heaven? (appearances can be deceiving) #2 of 4

Hi all,I wanted to remind you about Saturday's Zoom web meeting, May 16, 1pm US/Canada Central time - hope you can join us. I will have a handout for

Healing a Moral Injury #4 of 4, Weaving the Tapestry

Hi all,I closed last week talking about Joseph and how he retained deep within himself who he knew himself to be. Today, consider DavidDavid was

Healing a Moral Injury #3 of 4, Altered View of Life

Hi all,I ended last week sharing how the Lord wrote down on a scroll for Ezekiel 'lamentations, mourning, and woe', and then told him to eat the

Healing a moral injury #2 of 4, Mourning my injury

Hi all,It is a rare thing for me to share in my Weekly Thoughts on the same subject as the monthly teaching series, but moral injury is so prevalent

Healing a ‘Moral Injury’.#1 of 4; Defining Moral Injury

Hi all,Today I begin a series on 'moral injury' and how to heal it. A moral injury produces deep wounds to the soul of a person. A moral injury is

The Ways the Lord Invites Us to Follow #3 of 3

Hi all,When we think of the 'call of God' on someone's life, we first think of going into pulpit ministry. But in truth His 'call' is something we

The ways the Lord Invites Us to Follow #2 of 3

Hi all,Last week I shared how the Father first tries privately to get us to change our ways, and only takes things public if we refuse - patient to

The Ways the Lord Invites Us to Follow, #1 of 3

Hi all,The northeast part of Oklahoma where I live is cattle country, with real cowboys, horses, spurs on their boots and cowboy hats on their heads.

Word from the Lord 12/1/19 #2

Hi all,I shared from the visitation I had with the Lord on December 1, and much of it had to do with the body of Christ judging itself and ending its

Emotional reasoning or rational thinking #4

Hi all,In John 7: 19-25 Jesus asks why the leaders wanted to kill Him, but the people's emotional reaction could have come from our time: "You're

Emotional Reasoning or Rational Thinking #3,

Hi all,A person reasoning with emotions believes what they feel is truth, even if physical and logical evidence say what they feel is not true. They

Emotional Reasoning or Rational Thinking #2

Hi all,As ancient Israel settled into the land, built a temple, and cities grew, the need of city dwellers to buy animals for the required sacrifices

Emotional reasoning, or rational thinking #1. “I feel it, therefore I am”

Hi all,Let me define 'emotional reasoning' right at the start: Emotional reasoning is a process in which a person believes their emotional

How are You Affirmed #4

Hi all,The body of Christ at Ephesus began with about a dozen men in Acts 19 but some estimate that within 10 years there were about 25,000 believers,

How are you affirmed? #3, Aye, there’s the rub

Hi all,One day I was reading a news report of an executive who stepped down from leading a large international company due to a 'personal crisis'. In

How are you affirmed #2, All the eggs in 1 basket

Hi all,When I was a little boy we had a neighbor named Mrs. McCoy. Her farm land was rented out to other farmers except for the chickens she kept, and