Pastor Tim cools off in the pool as we think about cooling off our uncontrolled wills and being more focused on the things God values.

Are our words promising things we have no intent to do that leave people to die or are they much needed refreshment in a hurting world?

Are we really in control or just fooling ourselves?

How does showing care in how we relay information speak to our state before God? It is part of the broader picture of who we are in Jesus.

Do you like receiving critique and correction? Me, neither. But God offers us loving correction that draws us closer to the beauty He intends and, when we do it right, the correction we give and receive each other can do the same.

Even when we have the truth, we need to figure out how to convey it in love. Conveying truth in love involves caring about how the person we’re speaking to will hear it because of how we say it and when we say it.

When we’re ready to accuse others of missing the mark of righteousness, are we prepared to explore the differences between ourselves and the righteous person too?

We constantly seek to strive for the better position in society, but what if we stopped trying to see ourselves as important and instead saw ourselves humbly?