Insights
Rev. Dr. William H. Curtis
Latest Blog Entries
Grow Your Gifts
The Bible says that, while the brothers get jealous, Jacob keeps in mind what his son’s gifts mean, and what the shifting implications could be. He ponders...
Dealing with the Pressures of Providence
The providence of God is like a vast and intricate tapestry woven with threads of every color and texture, stretching out to the infinite beyond. Each thread...
Doing It Better
Everybody wants to be so different that the pursuit of “difference” is creating distance from God. “Different” could be thinking the next job is...
It Starts in a Manger
This passage teaches us that we must pay attention to what God lets emerge from the ordinary in our lives. The prophets of ancient times said that the child...
The Blessing of Inconvenience
There may be times in your life when you’ve said to the Lord: God, You can’t expect me to show up and be great right now. You can’t expect me to offer a...
Better at Dealing with Shame
Salvation erases human shame and gives a believer a sense of self-pride, gratitude, thanksgiving, and a deep appreciation for the uniqueness of one’s life....
Better at Setting Something Aside
Can you accept that you possess the discipline to save some of your money? God has given us this discipline as a way of living obediently to Him, of honoring...
Better at Creating a New Normal
When life drags you through some of these sinking moments and deeply painful experiences, when fatigue seems to have squeezed out the little optimism and hope...
Better at Being Challenged
How do we become better at dealing with our challenges so that our reactions are not always based on the stoking of our hurts and our pain and our agitation,...
