Tag: repentance
What Does It Mean When You Are in Addiction Denial
[Originally published on Helium Network 03-12-2013] Alcoholics Anonymous has quite a few unofficial slogans, and one of them is, “Denial is not a river in Egypt.” It’s a tongue-in-cheek barb directed towards people when they are not facing reality. As catchy as that is, however, it does not really portray…
Change: Not New Wine Into Old Wineskins
Picture of wineskins, by Tamorlan 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came…
Elijah
“Elijah fed by ravens” by Mikael Toppelius, 1775 Some words seem to bring up controversy no matter what. I’m all for having a passion and a zeal about God’s business, but sometimes we attach our emotions to the wrong things.
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What Does It Mean When You Are in Addiction Denial
[Originally published on Helium Network 03-12-2013] Alcoholics Anonymous has quite a few unofficial slogans, and one of them is, “Denial is not a river in Egypt.” It’s a tongue-in-cheek barb directed towards people when they are not facing reality. As catchy as that is, however, it does not really portray…
Change: Not New Wine Into Old Wineskins
Picture of wineskins, by Tamorlan 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 32 I came…
Elijah
“Elijah fed by ravens” by Mikael Toppelius, 1775 Some words seem to bring up controversy no matter what. I’m all for having a passion and a zeal about God’s business, but sometimes we attach our emotions to the wrong things.