Seth Gatchell
Difficult People
I chatted with a dear friend of mine who lost his wife of many years, and is in the middle of awful grief. As if that is not hard enough, a few extended family members are criticizing him for how he handled his wife’s end of life days. They are bitter. They don’t remember the…
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Shame Defeated
Psalms 34:5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. After scanning through Genesis again, I am amazed at the messes we humans make. These messes come in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few you can find in Genesis. Looking out for #1, Resentment and bitterness, Blame-shift,…
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Things I Want
June 7, 2016 What I’ve been reminded of, lately: I want to be more bothered by my selfishness than my unhappiness. I want to be more joyous over another’s good fortune than my own. I want my occasional bouts with emptiness to drive a greater hunger for what only God can fill. I want to…
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Fear, vs. Humble Myself as a Little Child
Matthew 18:2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” This…
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Longings of the Heart: God’s Love
Ephesians 3:17-19 If you listen closely to your heart, you’ll hear yearnings for love. We yearn for a kind of love that loves us as we are (with our weaknesses), but sees the person we could become. We yearn for a kind of love that is strong enough to “secure” us but won’t let us…
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“It’s a Wonderful Life” devotionals
Imagine a World without the Church It’s a Wonderful Life–part 1 DAY 1: Corporate Light “It’s a Wonderful Life” is the story of George Bailey, a banker who has fallen on hard times. He decides that the world would be better off without him so he decides to jump off a bridge. But an angel…
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