Excerpted from You Can Live in Jesus’ Easy Yoke by Bill Gaultiere Jesus lived in a particular rhythm of life that was essential to his well-being, his own faith-life, and his ministry to others. It was his way of life with the Father that was the secret to the holy and wholesome life he lived. Jesus’ Active Life of…
“Turn the other cheek,” Jesus taught. “If someone takes your shirt give him your coat. Bless those who curse you.” (Matthew 5:39, Luke 6:29). Was Jesus crazy? Was he telling us to let ourselves be abused? To live in shame and in fear with no boundaries of self-protection? No. No! For most people the “Love…
In our Soul Shepherding ministry to pastors, leaders, and other servants of the Lord we put high priority on practicing solitude and silence. Each day of our TLC certificate program in “Spiritual Formation and Soul Care Ministry” features extended solitude and silence, balanced with times of learning and sharing in community. (See “TLC Retreats for Pastors…
Stability is the discipline of staying or sticking with people. It means not leaving your group, not backing out on a commitment, not giving up when the going gets tough. It’s a virtue that’s increasing hard to find in our culture. Jesus’ Stability Jesus chose to come into our flesh and world as our Messiah…
Have you ever practiced the discipline of secrecy? You may not have thought of this as a discipline. The discipline of secrecy, as Jesus taught and modeled it, is intentionally hiding your prayers or good deeds to please only your Father in heaven, “who is in secret”; it’s the practice of denying ourselves the attention…
Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of Jesus’ life on earth is that as the Son of God, and our Lord and Savior, he lived his life on earth by the discipline of submission. The King came to serve! How could we do anything less? But “submission” feels like a degrading word to many people. It’s much…
¿Hay versículos en la Biblia sobre el perfeccionismo? ¿Qué nos enseña la Biblia acerca del problema del perfeccionismo? Con los años he hablado con muchas personas que luchan con el perfeccionismo. Yo mismo he tenido problemas con él perfeccionismo, en mi propia vida y he ayudado a otros en psicoterapia y con orientación espiritual que…
“How are you?” my friend asked me on the phone. “Busy,” I replied. “What else is new?” he laughed. “Ever since we roomed together in college I’ve admired how disciplined and productive you are.” Years later, I still think about that exchange. Although it was opposite of my friend’s intention, I realized then that I…
What does the Bible teach about responding to abuse? There’s a lot of confusion on this. God’s wisdom is uncommon today. On the one extreme, some people suffer from depression, fear, and shame because they think that as Christians they should tolerate or even submit to abuse. This is a misunderstanding of the Bible! God does…
Led by Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Imagine yourself preaching, listening to someone who is hurting, or even driving your car in traffic while “rejoicing with inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8), because you’re with Jesus and you’re doing what you’re doing with him in God’s kingdom. Pastors and ministry leaders who are living from the…