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 […]
Saturday
July 2013
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Lead Yourself
Daniel is probably my favorite non-God Bible character in all the Bible. Enslaved to serve a wicked king in a foreign land, threatened by plotting men, and once tossed into a den of hungry lions, Daniel’s calm, wisdom, skill and devotion direct people’s eyes straight to God. My family just finished reading through Daniel, and […]
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. […]
