I have recently heard several sermons at @TheLifeChurchDC about sin and the Garden. Adam and Eve had everything they could ever want – complete freedom! They were created in God’s image and were given dominion over all that God created. There was only one rule – not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A couple things are interesting in this story in Genesis. There is miscommunication between Adam and Eve – when she is tempted by the serpent, she said that they were not to eat from the tree or touch it. God gave the command to Adam before creating Eve and He never said…
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I once heard a sermon about a concept called Cat and Dog Theology. The cat says…”you feed me, you care for me, you pet me, you love me, I MUST BE GOD.” The dog says….”you feed me, you care for me, you pet me, you walk me, you love me, YOU MUST BE GOD.” I have a cat named Helen who is 18 years old and I have had her since she was a couple of weeks old. She has a sense of entitlement and believes the world and my life should revolve around her. She is self-centered and has her own agenda. She does what she wants to do and…
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Self-hatred is something that seems to permeate our society, especially among women. Personally, this is something I have struggled with my entire life. I have really been thinking about this as I seek God’s healing and deliverance from every remnant of self-hatred that has plagued me since childhood. Most self-hatred seems to center around physical appearance and physical beauty. What I am realizing is that that is a very 1-dimensional view. My body is not just my physical appearance – it is my mind, my personality, my intellect, my spirit, my emotions, my heart, and my senses. So, I have begun to pray like this: I praise You God for my knees,…
