Posts tagged with ‘Christian’

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Codependency is not a Christian virtue

March 3, 2016 by Cindy Maybeck

What does it mean to be Christian? We teach our children that it means being nice, being kind, and that’s a good place to begin. But I worry when adults take that childhood teaching about nice Christianity and use it to enable others. Codependency is not a Christian virtue. When I have preached on Jesus’ […]

Remember sin

January 16, 2014 by Cindy Maybeck

If only we could learn the causes of violence. In a recent column Motive of destruction, (Boston Globe 1/8/14) Daniel Benjamin writes about terrorism, bombings and mass shootings. It now appears that the Boston marathon was not an organized act of terrorism, but rather the work of a mentally unstable young man and his brother. […]

Pay attention

August 19, 2013 by Cindy Maybeck

The spiritual life is this simple: pay attention to life around you. However, such spiritual focus is not without effort. We are so easily distracted. We multi-task. We text, talk and travel. We acheive, accomplish and aquire. What will it take for you to pay attention to the world around you? Did you see the […]