TOPIC INDEXPractical Theology (29)

  1. 1 John 4:7-14: Love, self-hate, and the search for God

    book
    10/07/22
    19 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    To say that whoever loves has been born of God is also to say that those who are born of God are recipients of love. They do not have God because they love but because they are loved.

  2. God's Command to Save You

    book
    03/29/22
    6 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    The promise here is that God is present with us in our troubles, issuing commands to save us before we ask. God does not ignore our suffering and cries.

  3. I Don't Have the Answers, But I Have Hope

    book
    02/28/22
    15 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    There is perhaps no better observation about the nature of anxiety and depression than its fundamental desire for avoidance.

  4. Christ's Words of Comfort: John 14:27

    book
    04/06/21
    17 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    Jesus offers to the anxious soul the one thing it ironically wants: certainty of the good.

  5. Why Lent Offers us a Curious Kind of Joy

    book
    03/09/21
    12 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    There is joy in Lent, but it is the kind of joy that comes in being made whole.

  6. Inspiration from Mr. Rogers about Coping with a Pandemic

    book
    12/30/20
    14 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    Fred Rogers did not teach children how to live through a pandemic, but he had many profound things to say about loving our neighbors and finding our identity in that calling.

  7. Fruitful Solitude: Thoughts About Loneliness During the Holidays

    book
    12/18/20
    29 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    The way through loneliness will lie in the blessing of solitude and the care of God.

  8. A Reminder in Humility

    book
    11/04/20
    7 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    As we face our own struggles and successes, let us pray that we may be humble. Let us be grateful for whatever God has provided and not become arrogant in what we have or what we've lost.

  9. All the Suffering, Evil, and Pain in the World Comes Down to Love

    book
    10/02/20
    23 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    Sin is driven by disordered love, and it is love in this sense that leads to all the pain and suffering in the world.

  10. Daring to Pray for the Impossible

    book
    08/24/20
    14 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    Prayer dares to call the impossible into reality. It trusts the One who can do all things to do impossible things. It rests its hope on God’s power and not man’s agency.

  11. When God Lets You Down After You Tried So Hard

    book
    07/13/20
    22 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    There is often no way forward for us without the prophetic lament, because such laments force out our honesty and resentment at the God who does not treat us as we expect to be treated.

  12. God, I’m Mad At You

    book
    06/30/20
    7 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    When we are hurt, we cry out to God. But sometimes when the hurt gets really intense, our lament turns to complaint. Not only is this normal, but almost every lament in scripture contains a complaint.
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