Letting Go of Fear

Letting Go of Fear

August 21 Malachi 3:1-5 In 2010, 33 Chilean miners were buried 2000 feet underground for over sixty-nine days.  They were trapped in a large area called The Refuge. They had no idea if anyone would come for them....
Letting Go of Guilt

Letting Go of Guilt

August 14 Psalm 51 One night as Karen Lang put her nine-year-old son to bed, he asked her if she would lie down with him.  For some reason he was afraid. Karen was getting ready for a busy week and she was tired, so she replied, “No, you’re fine. Go to sleep.” The...
Letting Go of Shame

Letting Go of Shame

August 7, 2016 Genesis 3:6-13 Psychologist Seth C. Kadish says that shame is “the unwillingness or inability to accept our imperfections.”  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-c-kadish/letting-go-of-shame_b_3529455.html Our girls are growing up in a culture where every...
Family Feud –  Putting Yourself in the Place of Another

Family Feud –  Putting Yourself in the Place of Another

July 31, 2016 Hebrews 13:1-3; Genesis 44-45 It might surprise you that there are still a few political parties in Europe that have an anti-Semitic political platform, like the Jobbik Party which exists in Hungary. Csanad Szegedi was one of its leaders until 2010 when...
Family Feud: Overcoming Betrayal

Family Feud: Overcoming Betrayal

July 24, 2016 Genesis 33:1-16 In the movie “Braveheart,” Scotland pursues its freedom from the tyranny of the English who are led by William Wallace.  Wallace thought he had the backing of the Scottish nobles, but they were bought off by the King and betrayed him on...
Family Feud: God Identifies with the Rejected

Family Feud: God Identifies with the Rejected

Genesis 21:8-20 When I do premarital counseling, I help couples understand some of the differences in their family systems. I do this by getting them to talk about traditions they have around the holidays. If a couple has to go to only two homes, it’s not so bad.  But...