Fearfully and Wonderfully Made?
“The self-love culture is so pervasive that many of us do not even realize we too have bought into it. While self-love diagnoses the human problem as a lack of appreciation for ourselves, the Bible diagnoses the human problem as a lack of appreciation for our God and our neighbor. The great commandment of our culture is “love thyself!”, but the great commandment of Jesus is “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” and “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37, 39).” - Fearfully and Wonderfully Made? by Paige Stitt McBride
Help! I'm Trapped in My Insecurities!
“If we can see each other we can say hello, we can make a new friend, we can have a funny conversation about Colossians or Kingsolver or Costco. We can let the stifling air squelch out like an untied balloon, flying out of our fingertips until it flops to the ground, deflated and powerless, no longer trying to lead the way. De-weaponized awkward balloons make way for something else to lead the way: like truth.” - Help! I'm Trapped in My Insecurities! by Holly Mackle