Even You Can Be Heard by the King – Bravester
When have you heard a Sunday school story about two single parents? Or about a king who asked those single parents their deepest motivation?
When have you heard a Sunday school story about two single parents? Or about a king who asked those single parents their deepest motivation?
I remember as a little girl, hiding under the covers of my bed, trying to shut out my parents’ yelling and screaming in the next room. I heard bad words. I didn’t know what some of them meant, but I did know how they made me feel. Dirty. The next morning, I awoke to the aftermath of the night’s tirade—Mom’s black eye, Dad’s crying remorse, furniture tossed and broken—and those bad words bouncing around my little-girl head.
In a time and culture that finds the idea of shame shameful (i.e. “How dare you shame them in that way!”), it seems prudent to point out that shame is neither always nor universally a bad thing.
The motivation for what we do reveals who we are doing it for. Living for an audience of one helps us to break free of living to please others.
When I read Psalms 4:2 my mind started ruminating on ways to get closer to the Lord. Here's what the verse has to say about that.
The one who possesses wisdom does not boast, but the one filled with pride will only end in shame. § On the day of judgment, riches have no value. What will count most are the righteous deeds…
Jezebels are women who depend on their looks to get a man of stature and manipulate him according to what she wants. In my years, I've...
Peter thawed his cold hands by the warm fire. He said that he would never be ashamed of Jesus. But he was about to deny Him…to a maid. He was about to go through a fiery trial and three times be found guilty of being ashamed of the one he called his Lord. Peter made … Continued
It is sad that some women feel that their bodies are being shamed by conservatives and other people in general. We live in an age of “liberation” where there is an almost anything goes …
Now more than ever, Christians must consider how we can communicate with those with whom we disagree.