Fellowship Is What Happens – Or Should Happen – In Times Of Church Conflict And Disagreement

August 2, 2017by samaritansong 2 Comments

I fear that, over time, the church has lost its grasp of what fellowship actually is. We’ve reduced it to a positive, feel-good form of engagement: bonding at a Bible study, chatting over chips and dips, believers going out in kayaks together. And that’s surely a part of fellowship, but not the entirety of it. Fellowship is what ought to happen – what needs to happen – at these crisis points when egregious wrongs have been committed and everyone is (justifiably!) angry and hurt. [Click title to read more.]

The Master of the Sea

May 19, 2017by samaritansong Leave a comment

One of the blessings of growing older in Christ has been the simple knowledge that I can only control so much. [Click title to read more.]

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A Reassurance: It’s Good When You’re Not The Center of The Universe

May 10, 2017by samaritansong 1 Comment

An overt focus on the self can be devastating. [Click title to read more.]

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We Just Don’t Know

April 26, 2017by samaritansong 8 Comments

So much of the Bible emphasizes listening, avoiding careless or hasty speech, and being considerate of others. And so much of that is because we don’t know the hidden depths of each human we meet, nor can we understand their hopes and fears and dreams and struggles. [Click title to read more.]

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Giving Up The Fight Against Pain and Discomfort

March 24, 2017by samaritansong 3 Comments

It’s not necessarily wrong to avoid pain, and to do what we can to minimize the pain, discomfort, fear, or grief in our lives. But a lot of us need to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. [Click title to read more.]

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New Installment Of Jonathan Study Now Available!

January 22, 2017by samaritansong Leave a comment

This week: if necessary, could you sacrifice even your dearest plans and expectations to fulfill the desires that God has for you? [Click title to read more.]

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Your Glass Of Water

January 2, 2017by samaritansong 6 Comments

I challenge you this year to find a “glass of water” task in which you too will be spectacularly faithful. [Click title to read more.]

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The Art of Holding Back

December 19, 2016by samaritansong Leave a comment

Many believers see themselves as truth-tellers, and well we should. The Bible demands that we speak in truth and in honesty and authenticity at all times, concealing nothing and without dissembling; that is, by the way, precisely why it’s wrong for me to tell those white lies. But many believers also believe that truth-telling means “saying how you feel about everything at all times, no matter how hurtful or cruel, whether asked or unasked.” And that is not what Biblical truth-telling is. [Click title to read more.]

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Make The Small Sacrifices

December 14, 2016by samaritansong 3 Comments

Sometimes as believers we think of Jesus’ sacrifice and it’s so easy to become overwhelmed because it was so big. And it was. But on our end? We can start with little things. [Click title to read more.]

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