Devotions from article in Just Between Us magazine In Phil 4:12 Paul says he has learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. Contentment is defined as ‘Happy enough with what one has or is: not desiring something more or different; a satisfaction with ones’ possessions, position, status, or situation.” It’s not…
I participated in a “wildman” Saturday last weekend. I was reminded again of the importance of becoming childlike in our faith. As men we tend to complicate our relationship with God, analyzing rather than being able to simple receive and rest in the Father’s love. We feel we must do something to improve our relationship. Richard Rohr…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book, Breaking the Rules, concerning spiritual blindness “A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, believes he sees as the best, and scorns a guide.” Samuel Butler…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book Breaking the Rules Jesus says His kingdom in not a subdivision for the self-righteous nor for those who feel they have it all. It is rather for those who know they are sinners and cannot make themselves righteous. Those who talk the most about others’ need for a savior are…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book, Breaking the Rules Dan Banister said that Religion is the archrival of intimate spirituality. It is a tiresome system of manmade dos and don’ts and is what is left after a true love for God has drained away. “Religion is the shell that is left after the real thing has…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book Breaking the Rules It’s time to leave our ought- tos, shoulds, have- tos and musts behind. We need to shift our attention from what we feel we MUST DO to what God has ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED.. God wants to give us freedom and has designed us for living from the inside…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book. Breaking the Rules How wonderful it is when we can take off our masks and not have to jump through any more hoops .. just be accepted as we are. Pretending drains every ounce of our integrity and it never really stays secret. God is never fooled. It is both…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book, Breaking the Rules We are all deeply flawed and broken, and there are no exceptions. If we deny our brokenness it can lead to additions, and destruction. Too often we edit ourselves so that we don’t know the person we have become. In the process we forget our true identity…
One of my favorite authors is Stephen W. Smith. He has a new book out entitled “Soul Custody.” Smith encourages us to take custody of our souls. “Soul custody is taking back what we’ve almost lost in order to gain what we should never want to lose. It’s doing what the word custody implies –…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book, Breaking the Rules “God has broken into our brokenness to find us, yet there is no guarantee that God will paste our messy, fractured life back together in the way we want Him to. To the contrary, brokenness is the key that unlocks the life we long for.” When we…