Category: human condition

Adjusting Your Sense of Scale

by Glenn H, posted in character, chastisement, Christlikness, conflict, conflict resolution, discipline, human condition, love

In digital photography, there is a technique called “tilt-shifting” where a picture of a real-life scene is made to look like a photograph of a model. The key to getting this to work effectively is to blur those things that your eye naturally uses to get a sense of scale. Sometimes, when we have a … Continue reading Adjusting Your Sense of Scale

Remembering the Big Picture

by Glenn H, posted in faith, godliness, heaven, human condition, knowing God

While it’s true that a marriage can last a lifetime, the success of a strong marriage isn’t about the number of years; it’s about the depth of the relationship. There are plenty of long marriages that have survived solely on routine. The couple is just used to being together. That’s not the defining characteristic of … Continue reading Remembering the Big Picture

Are you stirred up?

by Glenn H, posted in character, chastisement, human condition, humility, obedience

If you have ever worked with colored stains, you know that it’s important to give the can a good stir before using it because if you don’t stir things up, all the pigment stays at the bottom and the stain is not very effective. When the Lord described the Moabites, He said they were like … Continue reading Are you stirred up?

As basic as reading and writing

by Glenn H, posted in character, devotion, discipline, faith, faithfulness, godliness, human condition, humility, knowing God, knowledge of God, Uncategorized

I mentioned before that I used to serve as a worker in a faith-based addiction recovery program. One of the verses we all had to memorize was Luke 9:23… “And he said to them all, ‘If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.’” … Continue reading As basic as reading and writing

Checking your signal

by Glenn H, posted in character, chastisement, devotion, faith, heart, human condition, humility, knowing God, knowledge of God

Yesterday I had to install some network wire in my house so I could directly connect my desktop PC with my router. Network cable is not like coax cable (like you use for your TV) or like electrical wire. You have to be careful with it. If you skin or kink the cable badly you … Continue reading Checking your signal

Reconciliation, Not Destruction

by Glenn H, posted in calling, character, chastisement, discipline, godliness, grief, heart, human condition, loss, reconciliation

The goal of God’s discipline in our lives is never destruction. It is always aimed toward reconciliation. For most of us, when God brings chastisement, we see it as the end of the world. In a sense it is. Because there are some sins that carry heavy and life-changing consequences. Some of our actions can … Continue reading Reconciliation, Not Destruction

Too Much Junk!

by Glenn H, posted in character, compromise, devotion, faithfulness, finances, godliness, human condition, man

Like the scorner, many well-meaning truth-seekers bring prejudices and preconceived notions to their reading of the Bible. They have too much junk in the way.