133 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: The Slippery Slope of Conflict

While conflicts take place on a larger, collective scale, the bigger issue for most of us is the conflicts that take place on a smaller scale. Personal conflicts between work associates, friends, or even families.

Dave DeSelmJune 25, 2023peace, peacemaker, blessed are the peacemakers, reconcile, reconciliation, forgiveness, conflict, escape, attack, assault, withdrawal, suicideComment

132 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Walls of Hostility

Relational breakdown is as old as the Bible, and none is more deeply ingrained as the animosity that exists between people of different races, religions, and ethnicities.

Dave DeSelmJune 18, 2023peace, peacemaker, blessed are the peacemakers, reconcile, reconciliation, forgiveness, regeneration, John Perkins, racism, ethnocentrism, new identityComment

131 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Reconciled to God

One of the most daunting aspects of being a peacemaker is the challenge of peace-making in our own relational worlds. Our natural reaction to conflict is either fight or flight – punish or withdraw.

Dave DeSelmJune 11, 2023peace, peacemaker, blessed are the peacemakers, reconcile, reconciliation, reconciled to God, Team Adam, Team Jesus, forgiveness, salvation, justification, regenerationComment

130 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: They Shall Be Called Sons of God

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus describes two things: what life in the Kingdom of God is like, and what should characterize those who live in it. Specifically, He says that Kingdom people will be characterized as peacemakers.

Dave DeSelmJune 4, 2023forgive, peace, peacemaker, blessed are the peacemakers, reconcile, reconciliationComment

129 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God But Can't Forgive

We all know that Christians are supposed to forgive. Jesus said as much when He taught His disciples to pray, “Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

Dave DeSelmMay 28, 2023Christian Atheist, atheist, belief in God, inconsistencies, walk the talk, hypocrisy, hypocrites, knowing God, believing loyalty, forgiveness, forgive, forgive your enemies, Rwanda, genocide, Rwandan genocide, World ReliefComment

128 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God But Not the Church

One of the trends happening increasingly in recent years is a reduction in church attendance. People say they believe in God, but they’re not committed to a local church.

Dave DeSelmMay 21, 2023Christian Atheist, atheist, belief in God, inconsistencies, walk the talk, hypocrisy, hypocrites, knowing God, believing loyalty, church, the church, the body of Christ, why attend church, family of GodComment

127 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God But My Sex Life is My Business

You might be surprised at how much the Bible has to say about sex. In fact, the very first commandment found in the Bible is about sex!

Dave DeSelmMay 14, 2023Christian Atheist, atheist, belief in God, inconsistencies, walk the talk, hypocrisy, hypocrites, knowing God, believing loyalty, sexuality, sexual purity, one flesh, sexComment

126 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Don't Talk About It

When it comes to evangelism, we face pressure from our culture: “If you want to believe in Jesus, fine. Just don’t try to force that on me.”

Dave DeSelmMay 7, 2023Christian Atheist, atheist, belief in God, inconsistencies, walk the talk, hypocrisy, hypocrites, knowing God, believing loyalty, evangelism, witnessing, gospel, missionary, oikos, share your faithComment

125 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Trust in Money

This message is for those who are rich. That’s who Paul directs his instructions to in 1 Timothy 6:17. “Command those who are rich in this present world…”

Dave DeSelmApril 30, 2023Christian Atheist, atheist, belief in God, inconsistencies, walk the talk, hypocrisy, hypocrites, knowing God, believing loyalty, money, tithing, finances, generosity, rich and poorComment

124 Christian Atheist: I Believe in God but Can't Get Past My Past

Every one of us knows what it’s like to carry around a “sack of shame” – guilt over what we’ve done in the past. What do you do with the contents of that sack?

Dave DeSelmApril 23, 2023Christian Atheist, atheist, belief in God, inconsistencies, walk the talk, hypocrisy, hypocrites, knowing God, believing loyalty, confession, shame, guilt, Psalm 32Comment

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