Meditations on "Acceptance"

To live without fear we must intentionally receive the kindness and tenderness that is offered by God.

It is very common among the community of those who struggle with addictions to find individuals who feel as though they don't belong, don't have much worth, and don't feel loveable.

This week we’ve been looking at prejudice and how it expresses itself in our daily lives.

S Brennan Manning wrote a book called, “Living In The Wisdom of Accepted Tenderness.

A victim is a person who has been abused, hurt, or oppressed, and is without the needed knowledge or power to change their circumstances.

How do we feel when people who should recognize us don’t?

A one-hundred-dollar bill, whether it is in prime condition or is crumpled and dirty, is still worth what the creator of the bill has determined.

Some of us may have awakened this morning to the fact that our lives are unmanageable and that we are powerless over our addictive behaviour.

Christmas - it really happened! God came to our planet.

Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return.

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why not just settle for a winter holiday of Santa and snow and parties and gifts?

A humble life is grounded in a realistic view of ourselves.