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Mercy, Truth, and Tweezers
- on May 9, 2012
- By Josh Glaser
- In Blog, Josh Glaser, Newsletter
Mercy alone can be harmful. My five year old recently came inside crying because she got a splinter. Mercy rose up in me. I knew the splinter had to come out. But when I tried to remove it, she recoiled in pain, screaming, “Don’t touch it! Don’t touch it!” My efforts to bring healing were [...]
Plugged In
- on April 30, 2012
- By Erin
- In Blog, Josh Glaser
I have a longstanding habit of trying to make a difference (in my family, my friendships, the world, my yard, you name it) by working harder and faster. I press into my days determined to keep my commitments, be productive, focus on priorities, love people well, and serve God. How I go after this, though, is [...]
Heroes Needed
- on April 17, 2012
- By Josh Glaser
- In Blog, Josh Glaser
Jesus stood up to impossibility. Like the brave kid on the playground who finally tells the bully to knock it off, Jesus walked right up to impossibilities and punched them on the chin. And people were free. This is so important. When we believe something good, pure, or right is impossible for us, we stop [...]
It’s Not What You Know . . .
- on April 4, 2012
- By Josh Glaser
- In Blog, Josh Glaser
If you really want to live a godly life, learning how is not the most important thing. Most men and women who come to Regeneration want to know how to change their lives, how to break old patterns and replace them with new, healthy ones. The information we teach is incredibly valuable. Valuable, but nowhere [...]
Knowing Him
- on March 26, 2012
- By Erin
- In Newsletter, Rev. Bob Ragan
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ~ Ephesians 6:12 If you are anything like me, you may have read a particular passage of Scripture several times in [...]
Bait and Switch
- on March 22, 2012
- By Josh Glaser
- In Blog, Josh Glaser
It’s a form of fraud. A store offers a great item at a great price, but when you show up, that product is gone and you’re shown something “just as good” but at a higher price. If you recognize the scam, you turn on your heels and leave empty handed. There’s a spiritual version of [...]
Put On Your Shoes
- on March 2, 2012
- By Josh Glaser
- In Blog, Josh Glaser
What you do doesn’t have the authority to make you who you are. But it does have the power to give you its opinion about who you are. It’s easier to believe you’re an active person when you’re outside hiking than it is when you’re in your arm chair flipping channels. And the more you [...]
Motivation: Ditch the Fake ID
- on February 17, 2012
- By Josh Glaser
- In Blog, Josh Glaser
If you’d like to be more motivated in an area of your life, don’t try to drum up more motivation. Instead, focus on changing how you see yourself. Whether you’re lying on the sofa in front of the TV or outside working in the yard, you’re motivated. Your motivation level is not the issue. How [...]
Purity: Resting or Struggling
- on February 13, 2012
- By Erin
- In Newsletter, Rev. Bob Ragan
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. -Pooh’s Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne This little nugget of Pooh-inspired wisdom seems out of sync with the frenetic world that we live in today. Our lives are often overwhelmed by appointments, busy schedules and to-do lists as we are distracted [...]
Created for More
- on February 9, 2012
- By Erin
- In Josh Glaser, Newsletter
Knowing what you’re living for is always more powerful than knowing what you’re living against. Most Christians don’t seem to know this or live this way. They might say they’re living “for God,” but press them further and they may not be able to define what that means.. I’m increasingly aware of how important this [...]