Dealing with bitterness. If you were messing up in a big way - but not seeing it - would you want someone to tell you? Rebuke doesn’t sound loving but it is. We need rebuking when we are not seeing ourselves accurately.

Dealing with bitterness. If you were messing up in a big way - but not seeing it - would you want someone to tell you? Rebuke doesn’t sound loving but it is. We need rebuking when we are not seeing ourselves accurately.

Do tend toward bitterness? Are you preoccupied with how hard and unfair life can be, do you see the blessing of others and feel envious or sad or maybe even angry?

If I am a bitter person; how do I stop being that way - can I stop?

Do tend toward bitterness? Are you preoccupied with how hard and unfair life can be, do you see the blessing of others and feel envious or sad or maybe even angry?

If I am a bitter person; how do I stop being that way - can I stop?

A Thanksgiving reflection on Psalm 16 - Apart from the Lord we have no good thing.

A Thanksgiving reflection on Psalm 16 - Apart from the Lord we have no good thing.

A rotten mouth, foul language, and corrupt talk; must be taken off like a dirty shirt and thrown into the fire.

A rotten mouth, foul language, and corrupt talk; must be taken off like a dirty shirt and thrown into the fire.

When it comes to building Christian community the under lying theme and requirement is humility.

We are born selfish; from the beginning we kick and scream until someone gives us what we want. Some of us never stop using this effective tool. This one is about serving others instead of ourselves.