We are honored to have a special guest post by Rachel Larkin. Rachel lives in New Zealand with her husband and their three young adult sons. She is the author of Simple Prayer: The Guide for Ordinary People Seeking the Extraordinary. She writes about growing in faith and developing your potential on her website at http://rachellarkin.com/. […]
https://identityinwholeness.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ExperienceExtraordinary-RL-495x400.jpg400495Rachel Larkinhttps://identityinwholeness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/new_logo_menu.pngRachel Larkin2017-07-10 03:00:162021-09-06 14:22:03How to Experience the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Ever order a medium rare filet mignon, and it comes out warm-red-center perfect, but with mushrooms on it? What made them think putting fungus on my perfect steak was a good idea?!? At least I can scrape off the mushrooms—Janet will eat them. But when I order Jesus’ resurrection power off the menu of my […]
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What?!? Dave, have you completely lost your mind? I know that’s what most of us (including me) think when reading that title. But it really is true. The suffering we pass through really is a blessing. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing […]
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For so many of us our identity is in what we do or what we’ve done. Especially men – what’s the first question we ask each other when we meet another man? “What do you do?” There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s safe small talk. But that’s not who we are. God loves us based […]
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There’s one question feared by the enemy above all others. There’s one question that, if we dared to ask it and follow the answer, would disrupt the status quo more than anything else. “What if…?” There’s something on our heart that God’s put there, but the distractions of life drown it out. The daily slog […]
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The beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 are pretty self-explanatory, if very counter-intuitive. But there’s one in particular that’s often misunderstood. At least it was by me for a long time. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). But there’s a world of difference between peace making and peace keeping. […]
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When someone has seriously wronged us, especially when they don’t acknowledge the wrong and their hurtful behavior still continues, it’s really easy to put them in the Bad Guy Chair. This automatically puts us in the Good Guy Chair. Which on the surface doesn’t seem so bad. After all, we’re the innocently wronged party here, […]
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A young man went to a wise old guru with a problem, something he just didn’t understand. The young man asked the guru why he can’t take back hurtful words he’d said to someone. He’d apologized, but the relationship wasn’t the same. Why can’t he fix this? The wise old guru took the young man […]
Have you ever been so angry you could spit fire? I sure have. Usually it comes from being deeply hurt. When we’re hurt and angry with another person, we often forget who the real enemy is. We easily get deceived into thinking the other person is the enemy. There is an enemy. He wants to […]
It’s story time again. As Saul of Taurus found out one sunny day outside Damascus, one experience can trash years of theoretical study. In the Hebrew culture and hence in the Bible, “knowing” means “experiencing.” The ivory tower head-knowledge-only that we’ve come to value so much is from the Greeks and Aristotle. The Hebrews had […]
How to Experience the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
/3 Comments/in Christian Living, Guest Posts /by Rachel LarkinWe are honored to have a special guest post by Rachel Larkin. Rachel lives in New Zealand with her husband and their three young adult sons. She is the author of Simple Prayer: The Guide for Ordinary People Seeking the Extraordinary. She writes about growing in faith and developing your potential on her website at http://rachellarkin.com/. […]
The Kingdom of God Is Not a Buffet
/4 Comments/in Christian Living, Posts by Dave /by Dave WernliEver order a medium rare filet mignon, and it comes out warm-red-center perfect, but with mushrooms on it? What made them think putting fungus on my perfect steak was a good idea?!? At least I can scrape off the mushrooms—Janet will eat them. But when I order Jesus’ resurrection power off the menu of my […]
Suffering Is A Blessing
/0 Comments/in Christian Living, Posts by Dave /by Dave WernliWhat?!? Dave, have you completely lost your mind? I know that’s what most of us (including me) think when reading that title. But it really is true. The suffering we pass through really is a blessing. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing […]
You Are Not What You Do
/8 Comments/in Identity, Inner Healing, Posts by Dave /by Dave WernliFor so many of us our identity is in what we do or what we’ve done. Especially men – what’s the first question we ask each other when we meet another man? “What do you do?” There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s safe small talk. But that’s not who we are. God loves us based […]
The Power of “What If…?”
/0 Comments/in Identity, Posts by Dave /by Dave WernliThere’s one question feared by the enemy above all others. There’s one question that, if we dared to ask it and follow the answer, would disrupt the status quo more than anything else. “What if…?” There’s something on our heart that God’s put there, but the distractions of life drown it out. The daily slog […]
Peace Making vs Peace Keeping
/10 Comments/in Identity, Posts by Dave, Relationships /by Dave WernliThe beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 are pretty self-explanatory, if very counter-intuitive. But there’s one in particular that’s often misunderstood. At least it was by me for a long time. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). But there’s a world of difference between peace making and peace keeping. […]
The Good Guy and Bad Guy Chairs
/4 Comments/in Posts by Dave, Relationships /by Dave WernliWhen someone has seriously wronged us, especially when they don’t acknowledge the wrong and their hurtful behavior still continues, it’s really easy to put them in the Bad Guy Chair. This automatically puts us in the Good Guy Chair. Which on the surface doesn’t seem so bad. After all, we’re the innocently wronged party here, […]
Restitution
/12 Comments/in Christian Living, Posts by Dave, Relationships /by Dave WernliA young man went to a wise old guru with a problem, something he just didn’t understand. The young man asked the guru why he can’t take back hurtful words he’d said to someone. He’d apologized, but the relationship wasn’t the same. Why can’t he fix this? The wise old guru took the young man […]
Who’s the Enemy?
/2 Comments/in Posts by Dave, Relationships /by Dave WernliHave you ever been so angry you could spit fire? I sure have. Usually it comes from being deeply hurt. When we’re hurt and angry with another person, we often forget who the real enemy is. We easily get deceived into thinking the other person is the enemy. There is an enemy. He wants to […]
Knowing Means Experience
/2 Comments/in Posts by Dave, Relationships /by Dave WernliIt’s story time again. As Saul of Taurus found out one sunny day outside Damascus, one experience can trash years of theoretical study. In the Hebrew culture and hence in the Bible, “knowing” means “experiencing.” The ivory tower head-knowledge-only that we’ve come to value so much is from the Greeks and Aristotle. The Hebrews had […]