by Denise Pass | Sep 18, 2019
Galatians 6:4 (NIV) “Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.” When we compare to others, suddenly what seemed like enough no longer is. Contentment is replaced by envy when we...
by Denise Pass | Sep 15, 2019
Philippians 2:5-6 (NIV): “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very...
by Denise Pass | Sep 10, 2019
Shame RX: Seeing other’s gossip as an offense and a sin against God rather than being focused on our offense, we can let go of shame that doesn’t belong to us, after all. Numbers 16:19, “Meanwhile, Korah had stirred up the entire community against Moses...
by Denise Pass | Aug 28, 2019
James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.” The answer to shame is not found in pride, but humility. The only reason we are free from shame is the grace and faithfulness of God. Shame tries to point us back to who we were before...
by Denise Pass | Aug 27, 2019
Shame RX: Parents are not in a popularity contest. Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Parents have a tough job – one of the toughest jobs ever. To raise the next generation to...