Breakdowns are often associated with failure and can be difficult to navigate. However, they are a chance to rebuild and reinvent ourselves. As Christians, we can turn to our faith and wisdom to help us turn breakdowns into breakthroughs. We can seek the prophetic word and receive personal prophecy to guide us in making decisions […]
Life is full of positive and negative, unexpected events that we call breakdowns and breakthroughs. While breakthroughs are seen as progress, breakdowns are often associated with failure and can be challenging to navigate. As Christians, we can rely on our faith and wisdom to help us navigate life’s unexpected events and turn breakdowns into breakthroughs. […]
In today’s society, maintaining personal integrity can be challenging. With numerous distractions and temptations around us, it’s easy to lose sight of who we really are and what we stand for. However, according to Barbara Killinger, certain key psychological character traits are associated with integrity. These traits, such as honesty, empathy, and self-control, can help […]
Detecting the Loss of Integrity Early: Warning Signs to Watch Out For Integrity is a vital aspect of our lives, guiding us to make wise moral, ethical, and spiritual choices. However, in today’s society, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to maintain one’s integrity, given the numerous distractions and temptations that surround us. We hear of high-profile […]
Understanding the Spiritual Body The spiritual body is an essential concept in Christian theology. It is the eternal, non-physical form of the self that transcends the limitations of the mortal body. In the spiritual body, we are unified with the divine and experience an eternal existence beyond our physical lifetime. Personal Prophecy and the Spiritual […]
IDENTITY AND THE SOUL As Christians, we believe that the soul is immortal and retains its identity after death, whether in physical union with the body or temporarily separated, awaiting resurrection on the last day. The soul possesses an eternal blueprint for the resurrected organic body, which will be brought back to life by divine […]
The Power of Resurrection As we celebrated Holy Week 2023, culminating with Resurrection Sunday, we are reminded of the fundamental doctrine of the resurrection and its significance in the Christian faith. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of our faith and provides hope for our eternal salvation. Understanding the meaning of resurrection and […]
Integrity lies, doing what one speaks; speaking what one does. K. Soni The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Proverbs 11:3 NRSV THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRITY Integrity is critical in all aspects of life, and it is the foundation for any trustworthy relationship. Whether in business, personal […]
Easy Money P.T. Barnum, himself a figure noted for pulling the wool over the eyes of his circus audiences, wrote that dishonest money was, in fact, the most challenging way to make money in the world. What did Barnum mean with this counterintuitive piece of advice? After all, the phrase “easy money” has been ingrained […]
The Challenge for Church Leadership & Integrity It is a difficult time for the church, especially for church leaders. The public failure of a church leader can have disastrous effects on the church’s members. Unfortunately, many church leaders have not taken responsibility for restoring their own and the church’s integrity. As a result, members are […]
Becoming Complete Integrity comes from the same root word as integrate, which means “complete.” Hawaii joined the US as the 50th state. Integrity makes a person entire. Integrity means living what they say. Even a church congregation might become morally bankrupt without integrity. In the 1960s, theologians denounced the “Death of God,” a radical movement […]
Spiritual Discernment So, how could a leader who has failed morally, ethically, monetarily, or even theologically be restored? Pastor Larry Stockstill suggests a procedure that begins with the spiritual discernment of sin (Gal. 6:1). Prophetic discernment is not the same as sin detection. Some sins, for example, are regarded as lapses or indiscretions rather than […]
