Monthly Archives: April 2015

Battalogeo is not a word you use every day.  One reason we don’t use it is that it is Greek. However it may be something that you experience every day.  You do it or you hear other people do it. … Continue reading →

“People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.”  This quote is from “Funny Girl” a musical that was popular in the 60’s and the song “People Who Need People” was a hit for Barbra Streisand. Are people … Continue reading →

Let’s say you have done what I asked you to do.  Let’s say you have gone to http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/ You now have knowledge of your love language. But you are a spouse with a spouse who does not want to learn … Continue reading →

“To give and receive, an interchange.” Dr. Chapman talks a lot in the intro of his book about man’s capacity to love.  This is a great starting point but I want to discuss what underlies love. A person can have … Continue reading →

It is significant that Dr. Chapman begins his book with the story of Susan and Regina. Let’s examine why. Both women have come to him for counseling help and both women have suffered terrible setbacks in life. One woman chooses … Continue reading →

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.  Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.  This is how God showed … Continue reading →

An aspect of the prodigal story that has received little attention is the feast the father is going to have for his returning son. The feast in the times of Jesus was a wonderful event, a symbolic event that meant … Continue reading →

Luke 18: verse 11  “God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.  I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get” [from the parable of the … Continue reading →

In the prodigal story, you may see yourself as the prodigal. In the prodigal story, you may see yourself as the parent welcoming home a wayward child. However, Pastor Idleman wants us to see ourselves as the elder brother too. … Continue reading →