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weakness

Only strong and smart people?

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

“Only strong people are close to God. Only smart people know anything about God.” In case it’s not obvious, those two sentences are incorrect! But we still tend to let those kinds of thoughts creep into our heads, don’t we? And yet. God shows grace to the humble (James 4:6). And your salvation is something … Continue reading Only strong and smart people?

In our weakness that strength goes viral

January 22, 2020January 21, 2020 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

There’s an expression that drives me nuts: ‘God helps those who help themselves.’ (No, it’s not from the Bible.) Even though it’s true that God helps those who help themselves, he doesn’t ONLY help those who help themselves. He also helps the down and out and those who are chasing their tails. In Romans 8:26 … Continue reading In our weakness that strength goes viral

It’s not You-ianity

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

The word ‘religion’ comes from the same Latin root as ‘ligament,’ meaning ‘to bind.’ In this sense, ‘religion’ refers to a system of beliefs and practices that ‘bind’ us to God and other people in a community. That’s obviously a good thing. But there’s another way the word ‘religion’ is used which I think is … Continue reading It’s not You-ianity

the good news about your weakness

January 10, 2019January 9, 2019 / MatthewRuttan / 1 Comment

One of the mistakes we often make is to pretend we have it all together when we don’t. It happens innocently enough. A lot of us are doing our prayerful best to grow and become more like Jesus. But we can exaggerate or embellish our progress! Take me for example. I often don’t have answers to … Continue reading the good news about your weakness

Honest about needing help

June 6, 2017June 2, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

If you want to be stronger, you need to be honest about your weaknesses. Here's why.

Of course he does, I’m marvelous!

January 20, 2017January 19, 2017 / MatthewRuttan / Leave a comment

1 John 4:19 "We love because he first loved us." (ESV) Today's Thought I have no research to back this up, but I think that “Jesus loves me” was once a startling and surprising lyric. Could he reign? Yes! Could he judge? Absolutely! But LOVE little old me? Well, doesn’t he have better things to do … Continue reading Of course he does, I’m marvelous!

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