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Pastor Bryan Lowe
I truly love Jesus, who saved me from destruction. I am His, completely and totally. I have deep issues, but these only enhance His love for me.
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The God-Players (Suicide)
1 The Problem Is Myself, by Earl Jabay About twenty-five years ago, in a small Midwestern city, a group of young boys were playing baseball. It was a team tryout. Every boy was doing his best to impress the … Continue reading
Posted in depression, egoism, fear of death, life lessons, mental illness, paranoia, pride, quotes, self-centered, self-deception, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding
Tagged arrogance, egoism, God, interview, mental health, paranoia, pride, self, self-righteousness, suicide, understanding
A Masked Brokenness
by Bryan Lowe “The great weakness in the North American church at large, and certainly in my life, is our refusal to accept our brokenness. We hide it, evade it, gloss over it. We grab for the cosmetic kit and … Continue reading
Posted in believer, Brennan Manning, brokenness, Bryan's editorial, devotional, discipleship, Jesus Christ, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful
Tagged Brennan Manning, brokenness, Church, God, humility, personal comments, self-righteousness
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Shedding Self Importance
Shortly after Lynn and I were accepted by KBCC to be their senior pastor we traveled to California to be with family for a few weeks. On our return to Alaska we drove from Anchorage to our home in Homer on the Kenai … Continue reading
Posted in believer, brokenness, Bryan's comments, confusion, delusions, discipleship, egoism, impulsiveness, Jesus Christ, personal comments, pride, self-centered, servanthood, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding, Very helpful
Tagged Alaska, delusions, humility, Jesus, pride, self-righteousness, sin
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Righteousness: His or Yours?
All of us are dirty with sin. All the right things we have done are like filthy pieces of cloth. All of us are like dead leaves, and our sins, like the wind, have carried us away. Isaiah 64:6, NCV … Continue reading
Posted in believer, discipleship, forgiveness, Jesus Christ, obedience, personal comments, self-centered, self-deception, self-righteousness, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, theology, trust, truth, understanding, weakness
Tagged christian, christianity, deception, discipleship, faith, God, holiness, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Righteousness, self-righteousness, sin, theology
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Scruples, or “Trying to Drink from the Firehose”
I’m thinking out loud about something, so I should alert everyone. I really need a disclaimer for this site, and maybe a money back guarantee. Anyway, I’m thinking about “scruples”. And to get things started properly we need a definition. The dictionary defines scruples as … Continue reading →