Grace or Shame: Gazing Upward or Inward

BP 180 How often do you remember that you have the same Spirit within you that was in Abraham, Moses, David, Daniel, Jeremiah, Hosea, Peter, Paul, and Mary the sister…

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Seeking to Fill the Emptiness

BP 177 My name is Jason, and I am looking for a reason to live. It’s not like I’m actively suicidal. I’m not. But I do find that life is…

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How to Ruin a Child

BP 176 There are many ways to ruin a child. There are many who claim that children are very resilient, that they can readily absorb calamities like depressed parents, abuse,…

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Magical Moments Point Somewhere

BP 175 “I remember the loud cheers from the crowd dressed in all white, the sound of the volleyball hitting the court, and the referees blowing their whistles. The arena was so…

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Hide and Seek Not

BP 173 On a current trip to Sweden, I recently counseled five people at a parachurch retreat northwest of Stockholm. Some of the individuals I sat down with were indigenous…

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The Appeal of Jesus in a Post-Modern World

BP 172 As a member of a prayer team from the United States currently meeting with pastors in the Nordic countries and attending a Gospel Coalition Conference and a parachurch…

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The Depth of Human Agony and Its Relief

BP 171 Human psycho-spiritual relational pain runs incredibly deep in the soul. It is a terrible consequence of the separation from God that descended on the world after the rebellion…

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