“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 I was talking with some people in CR about the biggest lie we can tell ourselves – that we aren’t good enough for God. Sounds crazy, but there was a time that I thought that way, contrary to […]

“Healthy people don’t need a doctor – sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.” Mark 2:17 Principle 4 (Steps 4-5): “Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.” What do we have to gain by […]

“Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around […]

“Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.” Galatians 6:1 I was taking a long bicycle ride around Loveland a while ago when I remembered an event years before on the same route that almost cost me my life. I was riding down […]

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become […]

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” Philippians 2:13 I believe that acceptance is the key to maintaining sanity in your life. I have been praying the short version of the serenity prayer for a long time: “God grant me the serenity to accept the […]

“My grace is enough for you: for where there is weakness, my power is shown the more completely.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (PH) Last Friday, we talked about codependency in our live CR Facebook and share group meetings. It’s always a topic that is confusing to many. After all, aren’t we supposed to help people and serve […]