Radically Happy

Tag: peace

  • Fruit vs Counter-Fruit

    We were created To cultivate And consume The Fruit of the Spirit We are so desperate for fruit We will fake it With counterfeit Counter-Fruit

  • Refresh Focus

    We get wrapped up 
In the pain of reality 
And lose our peace Or avoid that pain 
Seeking comfort in God 
And lose the assignment 
God called us to live out

  • Dream: Love Story

    There is a story within the story One story is a fairy tale. Sort of like Beauty and the Beast.

  • TGR-05: Deep, Deep Joy

    How do we develop unconquerable joy? We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

  • RSVP with God: Outcome-Driven Quiet Times

    RSVP stands for the four steps I have been using to help my spirit align with God’s purposes for my life: Rejoice: Meditate on yesterday’s emotional highs and lows until you find a way to rejoice in them Shalom: Repeat until you can rest in God’s peace. Over time your…

  • A Sinner’s Prayer for Peace

    Dear God, You are Good. Really. I mean it. I am not.

  • LEAD! C.11 Discerning Direction

    We all want to know God’s will, but the path to true knowledge (plus the ability to apply it) lies in faithfully practicing all the Disciplines. Memory Verse: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and…

  • LEAD! C.5 Studying Scripture

    The Word of God is a lamp to our feet — but only if we know how to turn it on and where to shine it. Memory Verse: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of…

  • LEAD! B.9 From Sloth to Fruitfulness

    The dangers of laziness, and the rewards of perseverance.

  • LEAD! B.8 From Anger to Reconciliation

    Few things destroy the church more rapidly than anger and unforgiveness. To carry our cross means extending forgiveness to those who don’t deserve it, as Jesus did to us.

  • LEAD! Part B: Christian Character

    As mentioned earlier, the LEAD! Bible Study is a tripod, built on three legs: theological education character formation skill development Having finished writing the lessons for Part A, we now turn out attention to the second trimester (which the class will start in January). This blog post is for the…

  • Stoned, Part II: Un-Stoned

    Continued from “Three Stones“… [I open my eyes. I am lying with my head on Jesus lap. I am a child, perhaps a tween. We are in a garden — beneath the cross. It is early morning, but already hot. A light mist blows from somewhere, cooling us. It is…