In this series, we’ve talked about the definition of wholeness, the provision for wholeness, and the biblical principles for wholeness. However, as living out of wholeness is something to be learned, this final section will focus on 7 practices for living whole. Preach the Gospel to Yourself Daily Martin Luther once said that we shouldContinue reading “Living Whole: Practices for Living in Wholeness (and Conclusion)”
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Living Whole: Principles for Living in Wholeness
Now that we’ve looked at the gospel as the provision for wholeness, let’s turn our attention to some biblical principles about living whole. God is close to the brokenhearted The above subtitle may seem antithetical to the subject of wholeness, but I wanted to start with it for this reason: As we heal from traumaContinue reading “Living Whole: Principles for Living in Wholeness”
Living Whole: Provision for Living in Wholeness
As I stated in the first post of this series, living out of wholeness rather than brokenness is something that must be learned. Just as those in recovery from substance abuse must learn a new way of living, so must those who are healing from past trauma and difficult experiences. In this post, we willContinue reading “Living Whole: Provision for Living in Wholeness”
Living Whole: Wholeness Defined
In the previous post, we stated that living in wholeness is something we must learn—especially if a difficult and/or abusive past has been experienced. We also identified the source of our wholeness as Jesus, citing Scripture that indicates him as the One who frees captives and binds up the brokenhearted. In a later post, weContinue reading “Living Whole: Wholeness Defined”
Living Whole: Introduction
When I was a kid, I expected to learn how to tie my shoes, ride a bike, and swim. As I grew older, I expected to learn how to cook, buy insurance, and someday raise children of my own. But life is also full of unexpected learning. For example, I never imagined I would learnContinue reading “Living Whole: Introduction”
Strangely Dim
The sea was churning, and the wind blew hard in their faces. Beaten by the waves, the men had become weary. How their hearts must have fainted within them when they beheld a man coming toward them, walking on the water. But then, what words of comfort they heard: “Take heart, it is I. DoContinue reading “Strangely Dim”
The Sealed Promise
I couldn’t begin to count the number of times I’ve listened to Phil Wickham’s song, “Living Hope.” It’s glorious and I love it! But this morning as I was readying myself for the day, a particular phrase jumped out at me: “Then came the morning that sealed the promise, your buried body began to breathe.” Continue reading “The Sealed Promise”
How Much More
“It will take all of eternity to fathom God’s love, and those who are saved will never plumb the depths of it.” This statement from Faucett & Brown’s 1871 Bible Commentary is the crux of this post. Try as we might, we will never be able to put our arms fully around the truth ofContinue reading “How Much More”
Faultless
In my mind’s eye, I can still see him behind the pulpit, the aged yet slender man with thinning hair and untamed eyebrows. He, the man with a gentle heart and a gentle voice, offering my most favorite benediction: Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultlessContinue reading “Faultless”
Among the Tombs
Mark 5:1-20 Night and day he roamed, the epitome of darkness personified. He was a possessed man, tormented and lost. Naked and alone with the voices of demons in his mind, he perpetually cut himself with stones. How his anguished cries must have echoed as he wandered the solitary tombs. Almost fittingly, this dead manContinue reading “Among the Tombs”
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