Competing Commitments  What is a competing commitment?  A competing commitment is two different commitments moving in opposing directions at the same time.  “A competing commitment is a subconscious goal. . that contradicts [a] desired change.” (David Sehyeon Baek, “Understanding competing commitmen …

The Power of Parables  (MULTILINE) Learning from the Prayer of Jesus  Luke 22:44 (ESV): 44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.  Hebrews 12:2 (ESV): 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for …

The Mystery of Suffering    James 5:13 (ESV): 13 Is anyone among you suffering?. . .    Hidden Treasures in Times of Tribulation  I’m supposed to find help in the thing that’s causing me pain?    James 1:2 (ESV): 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds  …