How God Evaluates Worship Putting good theology into congregational practice involves more than just the mind. Jack Hayford
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True worship, we are often taught, is more about the mind thinking rightly about God (using theologically correct language and liturgy) rather than the heart's hunger for him. The exercises of our enlightened minds may deduce God, but only our ignited hearts can delight him. Therefore to please God, worship must do four things:
1. True worship treasures God's presence. God welcomes those into his presence ...
ARTICLE Starting Over With God's help, it's possible to rebuild trust—even after a painful betrayal. by Louis McBurney
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When you promised "for better or for worse," maybe you momentarily considered the possibilities of "worse": illness, problems with children, financial difficulties. You probably never imagined you might one day face betrayal, but it's not uncommon for marital trust to be shattered by secretive behavior or broken promises.
In my counseling office, my own heart was breaking as I watched Barbara suffer ...
ARTICLE Fresh Air 3 practices to breathe life into your conversations with God. Keri Wyatt Kent
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It's ironic. I used to call the time I set aside for God my "quiet time." However, those times, filled with words—the words I read, studied, wrote, or whispered toward the ceiling, wondering if God even heard—felt anything but quiet. They felt more like "doing" times—as in completing tasks on a list. And, truth be told, sometimes they also felt like "doing time," as in punishment ...