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Supper’s ready!

July 14, 2018July 13, 2018 / MatthewRuttan / 1 Comment

I heard about a survey where Americans were asked what words they most liked to hear. Number 1 was “I love you.” No surprise there. Number 2 was “I forgive you.” Makes sense. Number 3 was a bit less predictable. But it totally makes sense… “Supper’s ready!” I wonder why so many people like to … Continue reading Supper’s ready!

When condescension starts

July 4, 2018July 3, 2018 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

One of the things I’ve noticed in our modern society is that it’s easy for civility to go out the window. I realize that the internet has helped with a lot of things, but one of my concerns is that people do and say things online that they would never do and say in person. … Continue reading When condescension starts

The truth about what you casually say

June 8, 2018June 7, 2018 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

What do you believe? Really? Not what you SAY you believe, but what you ACTUALLY believe? Sometimes you’ll hear it said that how you spend your time and energy is the true measure of your true beliefs. Why? Because it’s a practical demonstration of your actual priorities. But today I’d like to suggest something else: What … Continue reading The truth about what you casually say

Connect in conversation

May 10, 2018May 9, 2018 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

“I want to grow in my faith.” I hear some variation of that statement almost every week. And I think it’s awesome. It’s a desire to learn more about God, about how to live in a way that honours him, or about spiritual progress and following Jesus more closely. Each person is a bit different … Continue reading Connect in conversation

So can you

April 4, 2017April 3, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

“Be like JESUS” That’s what it says on a sign outside a Catholic school close to my house. But where does that idea come from? Sure, many of us believe in Jesus, but why should we be like him? Late in the 1st century the apostle John warned that if we claim to know God but … Continue reading So can you

Something choking you from the inside

March 17, 2017March 16, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

Protestants like myself don’t really go into confessional booths to confess our sins to a priest. It just seems like a strange thing—kind of like something from another culture that I don’t know much about. (No offence to any of the Roman Catholics out there. If that’s a part of your life, that’s awesome—go for … Continue reading Something choking you from the inside

The cliffs just started moving closer

March 9, 2017March 8, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

James 1:19 "let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger..." (ESV) Today's Thought When I was young we would go back to the cliffs behind our house. There was a tall cliff on this side, and a tall cliff on that side. In the middle was a vast expanse. We’d … Continue reading The cliffs just started moving closer

Before you talk, do this

January 25, 2017January 24, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

James 1:19 “...let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak...” (ESV) Today's Thought This week I’m suggesting practical things we can do to love one another better. Yesterday I talked about the importance of taking your own sin seriously. (If you missed it, you can review it here.) Here’s suggestion #2: Listen before … Continue reading Before you talk, do this

Lose the guilt

January 19, 2017January 18, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

Philippians 2:3-4 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” (NIV) Today's Thought There are certain bible passages that, to me, are like the mail carrier. They just keep coming back. And … Continue reading Lose the guilt

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