by Bonnie O'Neil | Feb 3, 2022 | Grow, Uncategorized
It’s a question as old as time. Can God stop loving me? In the Garden, the great tempter first sowed these seeds of doubt within the heart of humankind with his question, “Did God really say…?” Those seeds have germinated and propagated from one generation to the next...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Jan 7, 2022 | Grow, Uncategorized
You don’t have to read many news headlines or scroll very long through social media to realize we have become a very angry nation. Added to the usual arguments over politics, religion, and relationships are disagreements over how we should live as individuals and as a...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Dec 10, 2021 | Grow, Uncategorized
A quick Google search on “how many times will God forgive me” yields over 115 million hits in one second. Clearly, we have questions about God’s capacity to forgive. When our life seems shot-through with poor decisions or layered with one ill-conceived plan after...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Oct 28, 2021 | Grow, Uncategorized
“If the forgiveness is minimal, the gratitude is minimal.” I stopped in my tracks when I read these words, spoken by Jesus while defending the lavishly intimate actions of an impure woman. I’ve been thinking about gratitude lately and have noticed it’s easier for me...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 31, 2021 | Grow, Uncategorized
What is the mission of the Church today? Has the pandemic caused it to shift? Is our concern over lapsed membership due to the pandemic quickly eclipsing our priority to reach the lost? I’ve spent the summer reading through the gospels, wanting to understand how Jesus...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 1, 2021 | Grow
The Bible is full of stories that deal with shame. Think Adam and Eve. David killing Uriah. Joseph’s brothers selling him into slavery. The list goes on and on. Shame is a part of our shared human condition so it’s really no surprise that God would have a lot to say...
