The Real You (A new creation)

I wish I had heard this earlier in my life… From John Eldridge’s Wild at Heart… You are not your sin; sin is no longer the truest thing about the man who has come into union with Jesus. Your heart is good. “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in...

Stay Close (A + B = C)

This truth from John Eldridge’s Restoration Year is so helpful.  Connection with Jesus in a real and tangible way is the goal… Thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.” EZEKIEL 34:11 NASB An intimate,...

Making Sense Of Your Story

I resonate so much with this reading from John Eldridge’s “Restoration Year”… By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command. HEBREWS 11:3 NLT Is there a reality that corresponds to the deepest desires of our heart? Who gets the last...

Famished for Validation

I have chased validation most of my life. It’s still an ongoing struggle.  In our groups we make a distinction between validation and affirmation. We say validation only comes from God and affirmation comes from men affirming what God has already validated.  This...

Vanity Fair (the slow fade to a numb heart)

This reading from John Eldridge’s Sacred Romance so captures what periods in my life have been like.  It’s a sober reminder not to go back there… “Don’t be afraid of embracing the disappointment you feel, old or new. Don’t be scared...

Until We Are Broken

From John Eldridge Wild At Heart.  This is a hard truth, that once faced will bring a tremendous amount of freedom… True strength does not come out of bravado. Until we are broken, our life will be self-centered, self-reliant; our strength will be our own. So long as...