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Choosing The Better Part – A Sermon On Luke 10:38-42
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The Heart of David
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Is Ignorance the Enemy at the Gates?
Do not be terrified, or afraid of them. The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you. – Deuteronomy 1:29 Thoughts obtained from the …
Fighting For You
Most of the time the photos in my postings were taking during a single trip to a particular location, but today I decided to mix things up a little. …
Simple Saturday shots
The Scriptures record that Adam was ashamed and hid. It’s a primal response. Shame is experienced as a burning sense of exposure and vulnerability. It begs to be clothed upon and hidden. 61 more words
Naked and Ashamed: Dealing with It — Glory to God for All Things
Fr. Stephen Freeman says:
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To “bear” shame is to acknowledge it in the presence of God, not run from it, and, allow Him to comfort us. That “comfort” can take the form of forgiveness and absolution in confession. In some settings, such as a therapeutic, it can be acknowledging it and talking through it. It can also happen with someone close and trusted – in which case some sort of affirmation of who we are, in spite of the shameful thing, is helpful.
It is not true that all men already bear their shame – we run from those feelings, quite often, turning them into something else – feelings that are not as painful.
On Earth as in Heaven 