(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Living with the Tension God’s balance does not involve swinging from extreme to extreme on the end of a trapeze. That scenario literally puts us at the end of our rope. And people hanging at the end of a rope often find it to be …

(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) (Continuation of section on “Finding Our Balance”) In my college days, I heard a series of messages based on Luke 6:38 in which the speaker promoted a concept he called “giving living.” Luke 6:38 quotes Jesus: “Give, and it will be given to you. A …

(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Letting Go of the Trapeze All that swinging from one extreme to the other, from social activism to enjoying my “blessings” and back again, only made me dizzy. I needed to find a way off the trapeze. When we as Christians begin to examine our …

(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) “When two truths seem to directly oppose each other, we must not question either but remember there is a third—God—who reserves to himself the right to harmonize them.” Quote from Madame Anne S. S. Swetchine   The Bible presents many seemingly opposing ideas that we …

(Book begins with the Preface in the January 31 post.) Now, We Swing to the Other Side But then a new Scripture reading or sermon comes. Now we’re exposed to verses that provide powerful ammunition for those on the other end of the spectrum, those who believe it is God’s desire for Christians to be …