Posts Tagged ‘heart work’
Seduction
This is a strong word that means to “attract powerfully” or “attract someone into a belief or into a course of action that is ill advised”. The person or persons doing the seduction are usually well aware of exactly what they are doing. Seduction happens in our faith. Seduction happens in our families. Seduction…
Read MoreSeparate
This word, like many words in the English vocabulary has different but similar meaning when used as an adjective or a verb. Separate means things that are apart and not joined together. It also means make things come apart or stay apart from one another. There are lots of things that are joined together that…
Read MoreThe Worst Kind of Idol
I have never been tempted to worship a carved wooden idol. I don’t get how people can worship things like that. I worship only the Living God Who Created everything I know, see and touch. He alone is worthy of my worship. I was reminded this morning that the idols that cause me to stumble…
Read MoreIncurable
When I hear that word I think of cancer. There are some forms of cancer that are incurable. I remember learning the difference between curable and treatable. Most every cancer is treatable, but certainly not all are curable. When incurable is attached to a disease, it will often end only in death. To hear the…
Read MoreDeep Roots
I’m certainly not a horticulturalist, but I do know a few things about plants. The plants rely on their root system to bring much needed water and nutrients from the soil to them. They also like the presence of the sun and the environment. Their root system is pretty critical to the plant/tree surviving. My…
Read MorePunishment
This is one of my least favorite parts of parenting. I do not like punishing my children. It is however, a necessary ingredient to the recipe for raising a good kid. I believe that possible impending punishment is a motivator to help me do the right thing even if it’s for the wrong reason. I…
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