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Enjoy some great blog articles from earlier years in VIS' history below:
“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers…” (Hebrews 13:1-2a)
“The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow.” – Anonymous
When I first started exploring personal development and digging down past my defenses and conditioning to find a more authentic version of myself, I thought the aim was to “fix myself” so I could be “happy”.
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.” 1 John 4:9
“In that wonderful day you will sing: ‘Thank the LORD! Praise his name! Tell the world what he has done. Oh, how mighty he is!’” Isaiah 12:4 (NLT)
...they made clear that if they had a need, she would be the one they’d call because they knew she cared about them.
Self-improvement isn’t a bad thing.
I don’t think I leave a diaconate conversation without hearing about the struggle deacons face regarding helping vs. hurting, enabling vs. empowering, rebuking vs. compassion.
What can I give him, poor as I am.
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb.
If I were a wiseman, I would do my part.
Yet what can I give him, give Him my HEART.
