The PITI Blog
Distraction, Addiction and Destruction: Satan's Schemes
05/12/10
We all experience pitfalls. Everyone of us. Including you! Two of Satan’s most formidable weapons wielded against believers are ignorance and deception. However, I have good news for you. If you have slipped into a pit, you can...[more]
Forgiveness: The Brita Model or the Leaky Spigot Model?
05/10/10
I would suggest that most of us have one of two models of forgiveness: a Brita model or a leaky spigot model. The Brita model is the American model, the self-forgiveness model. The Brita model says that forgiveness...[more]
Pit-Jumping: Choosing to Disobey
05/08/10
Have you done it? Have you stepped in the Devil’s miry sludge by choice? We can naively slip into sin our of carelessness or misinformation, but pre-meditated rebellion is another issue. God the Father gave us the power to...[more]
Dog-Paddling or Water-Walking? Trusting Jesus
05/01/10
The contrary winds whipped the waves of the Galilean Sea like a frothy meringue. Jesus’ rag-tag team shivered in their sandals as their tiny wooden skiff tossed about on the choppy sea. White-knuckled, Jesus’ motley crew squinted...[more]
"Pit-Dwellers" and "Pit-Pullers": Helping the Hurting
04/29/10
Have you ever tried to help someone who has slipped into a pit? You can comfort. You can listen. You can pray. But people simply can’t be Divine. The higher the expectation someone has for us, the further we fall in their...[more]
I Want to Get Out of That Pit!
04/20/10
Maybe you are living in a “pit.” John Bunyan called it a “slough of despond,” an insidious trap of spiritual quicksand that can paralyze your life. Despair is not just sadness, or healthy grief. Despair is hopelessness. We...[more]
Stealing the Spotlight: Step Aside and Point to Jesus
04/16/10
Everybody loves the limelight, except spiritual grownups that have learned to shine the spotlight on Jesus Christ. Hairy John the Baptist may have reeked of sweat and barbecued grasshoppers, but Jesus said nobody was greater than...[more]
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