Dancing with truth and peace
Sunday
August 2013
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your Family
1. Do you let negative thoughts stew for weeks? 2. Could you quickly list some people who are frustrating you? 3. Do you have lots of imaginary, angry conversations with people (& win those conversations)? 4. Do you have lots of stress and anxiety? 5. Do you lack long-term friendships? If any of these are […]
Friday
August 2013
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your Family
1. Do you need to apologize a lot? 2. Do you rely on yelling to correct (because it’s what others are used to)? 3. Do you make excuses for your explosive anger by saying, “It’s just who I am?” If any of these are true of you, you probably have a problem with explosive anger. […]
Wednesday
July 2013
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your Family
Gossip gets overlooked. It should not. It’s a nasty, nasty, nasty concoction! Let me explain the recipe. Toxic Bitterness: This is what you get when you let anger, frustration and hurt fester. Test: If you can immediately name the people with whom you are angry, watch out. You’ve got it. Cowardice: It takes courage to speak […]
Monday
June 2013
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Lead Yourself, Your Church
Most of us desire closeness with God. We’ve seen it in others. We see their joy. We see their peace. But sometimes we just don’t feel all that close to God. And sometimes we do not even seem to be making any progress towards closeness. I have often heard people ask me why this is. […]
Tuesday
June 2013
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church
This past month I celebrated my fifteenth anniversary at Highland Park Christian Church. Many grateful thoughts have entered my mind. Here are five of them: You honor my family. Lots of preachers feel like they are pressured to choose their job over their family. While this is a difficult balance for any of us to find, I do […]
