Category Archives: Spiritual life

Can’t Wait to Be Patient: A look at James 5:7-12

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

God is not willing to sacrifice your future to ease your present … He will make things right; you can depend on it. But, better by far, he will make you right – just don’t short-circuit what he is doing. You must be patient. You must trust him. Continue reading →

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Religion Is Not an End in Itself

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

That is analogous to telling someone in Iowa that to get to the intersection of Forest Drive and Hicks Avenue in Annapolis, Maryland they must go east. It’s not that it isn’t true; it just isn’t very helpful. Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Psychology of Happiness

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

Popular psychology has been transitioning over the past couple of decades. It’s happier now or, at least, it’s talking about happiness more than it did. For generations, psychology was principally interested in pathology, in aberrant and self-defeating behaviors. Psychiatry has … Continue reading →

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Wise Guy: The Two Kinds of Wisdom in James 3

Posted on March 27, 2019 by

http://lockwoodchurch.org/media (listening time: 25:24) Who is wise? Who’s got the answers? Who knows how to live the good life? Before you can answer the question “Who is wise?” you need to clarify which kind of wisdom you are talking about. … Continue reading →

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The Other Problem of Pain

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

C. S. Lewis’s book, The Problem of Pain, was published in 1940. In it, Lewis responds to an argument against the existence of God that goes something like this: An all-good God would not want his creatures to suffer; an … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Failure and Success: Learning to Pay Attention

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

I was driving on a primary north-south route before dawn. A half-mile away I could see a car coming toward me with his bright lights on. When he went down a hill and disappeared from sight, I turned my bright … Continue reading →

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Love a Spouse Can Trust

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Larry King didn’t need wives. He needed tropical fish. He needed something pretty that didn’t talk back, didn’t demand his attention. Continue reading →

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Something’s Missing

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

Do you ever feel like something’s missing? There is a reason for that. Something is missing: you! Continue reading →

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Thankfulness Is a Predictor of Spiritual Vitality

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

The holidays are the season for giving, for getting together with family, and for watching movie sequels and prequels. This will be the first Christmas since 2011 that there has not been a hobbit or a stormtrooper in the movie … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Idolizing Technology

Posted on November 17, 2018 by

Every era has its gods – the powerful entities that people routinely turn to for protection, provision, and personal fulfillment. In our era that god is technology. Technology has achieved ascendancy in this generation, at least in the West, but … Continue reading →

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