by Bill Fleming | May 20, 2019 | Community
Share One issue that often comes up in Spiritual direction is the shallowness of friendships in church. Most Christians I know have intimacy issues with God and with His people. A casual internet search on Christian friendship revealed some shocking ideas about...
by Bill Fleming | Apr 19, 2019 | Passion
Share Today is Good Friday, the day we commemorate the death of Christ. It is customary on this day to meditate on the figure of the suffering Christ on the cross. It is also called “Black Friday,” when crosses in churches are draped in black and preachers encourage...
by Bill Fleming | Apr 5, 2019 | Hope, Submission
Share A retired army colonel once told me that in this world there were four kinds of people, of which the army could use only three. First, the army needs smart, creative people who know their field and can think strategically. These become generals and admirals. ...
by Bill Fleming | Mar 18, 2019 | Heritage
Share I finally have a name for my correct Christian denomination–I’m a mutt. I am a mixture of Christian traditions and am not full-blooded anything. I was raised Southern Protestant but in different churches. We started as Baptists, became Presbyterians,...
by Bill Fleming | Mar 10, 2019 | Passion
Share Have you ever asked, “God, where are you? Where did You go?” God never left. He is everywhere. Searching for Him is like sitting in a rowboat in a lake looking for water. He’s there; we just can’t see Him or feel Him. God is usually invisible to our ordinary...
