Devotions on Brokenness from Fil Anderson’s book, Breaking the Rules Henri Nouwen said,” Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not ‘How can we hide our wounds?’ so we don’t have to be embarrassed , but ‘How can we put our woundedness in…
Devotions based on Fil Andersons book Breaking the Rules Jesus encountered religious people who were caught up trying to be the gatekeepers of the truth and wound up being self-righteous rather than genuinely righteous. Some today use religion for their own personal agendas and end up reflecting their own personal prejudices and practices. They presume…
Devotions from Fil Anderson’s book, Breaking the Rules Has our religion given us rules, systems and formulas to live by? Does it give us a god who is obligated to provide the things we want if we hold up our end of the bargain by believing and going the required things? Some of our habits…
Devotions based on book by Fil Anderson “Breaking the Rules” The author was worn out with religious strivings and rule keeping that left him with guilt when he failed. His religion was characterized by a code of requirements and activities that were deemed necessary to gain good standing with God. He felt like he was…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love We all face choices daily if we will choose for God or for our own doubting self. We know the right choice but our emotions and feelings may suggest we choose the self-rejecting way. The root choice is to trust at all times that God…
One of the hardest realities for me to accept about myself is the fact that I still have childish responses to life situations. There are times when I am fearful, angry and defensive, especially in relation to my wife. It is very humbling, indeed. It is in those situation that I realize that I still…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love As we find the treasure of God’s love we may not be ready to fully own it. Many attachments keep pulling us away. If we fully owned our treasure we would hide it in the field where we found it, and go sell everything to…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is about living our wounds through. We have all be wounded in many way and it may seem like the more we open ourselves up, the more we discover how deep our wounds are. But the fact that we are more aware of…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Henri talks about the fear of death and dying alone. He wanted to have the inner freedom to let go and trust that he would die well. He felt like the passage from time into eternity, from the transient beauty of this world to the…
Devotions from Henri Nouwen’s book, The Inner Voice of Love Today’s devotion is about giving our agenda to the Lord. We can get very concerned with making the right choices about our work, about how to respond to the many needs of others, and about issues that want our attention etc. But we cannot allow…