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Paula Marolewski
Jul 6, 20181 min read
The Inadequacy of Being Sorry
When it comes to giving and receiving forgiveness, “I’m sorry” is not the same as “Please forgive me”: “I’m sorry” focuses on me instead...
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Paula Marolewski
Jul 1, 20182 min read
'Big' Sins and 'Little' Sins?
In Romans 1:28-32, Paul gives a litany that leaves no room for doubt as to the character and extent of sin: “Furthermore, since they did...
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Paula Marolewski
Jul 1, 20182 min read
A Word to a World Awash in Lust
Remember these words from Genesis 3:7, right after Adam and Eve first sinned? “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew...
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Paula Marolewski
Jun 29, 20182 min read
Right Words, Wrong Heart
You’re probably familiar with the ringing declaration Joshua made at the end of his life: “As for me and my house, we will serve the...
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Paula Marolewski
Jun 29, 20181 min read
Be Honest When You’ve Been Hurt
Too often, I think we minimize or brush off our own hurt. Someone offends or wounds us, and even if they ask us about it we say...
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Paula Marolewski
Jun 29, 20182 min read
Express Anger Appropriately
“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock...
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Paula Marolewski
Jun 25, 20182 min read
Unfinished Business
Imagine for a moment being on the New Earth. Every person who has loved and trusted in God across the millennia is there. As you walk the...
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Paula Marolewski
Jun 13, 20182 min read
Transformation Starts with Me
"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2 I just ate three luscious, soft, chewy chocolate cookies with chocolate chips....
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Paula Marolewski
May 26, 20182 min read
Moving Toward Forgiveness
I’ve been considering forgiveness lately. Not forgiveness of the little slights and sins that come every day from rubbing shoulders with...
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Paula Marolewski
May 23, 20183 min read
You Made Friends with Who???
In I Kings 20, we find a fascinating story. Ben-hadad, king of Aram, goes out with a huge army against Israel. Ahab was king over Israel...
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Paula Marolewski
May 9, 20181 min read
The Deceitfulness of Sin
“But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called ‘Today,’ so that none of you will be hardened by the...
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Paula Marolewski
May 8, 20182 min read
Top 10 Confession Killers
What inhibits us from the effective practice of confession, either privately or corporately? Here are the top 10 confession killers: 1....
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Paula Marolewski
Apr 19, 20181 min read
Follow Jesus' Example
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights,...
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Paula Marolewski
Apr 9, 20181 min read
This Applies to You!
In Hosea 5:1 we read: "Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! For the judgment applies to you...
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Paula Marolewski
Apr 1, 20181 min read
Be on the Alert
In Galatians 6:1, we read “if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each...
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Paula Marolewski
Apr 1, 20183 min read
The Path of Sin
It’s important to look at how sin progresses. The path it takes. First, because it gives us a better understanding of the history of the...
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Paula Marolewski
Apr 1, 20181 min read
Have You Committed an Omission?
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” Proverbs 3:27 Sins of omission are subtle. Easy...
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Paula Marolewski
Mar 21, 20181 min read
From Wretchedness to Thanksgiving
“Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! … There is...
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Paula Marolewski
Mar 21, 20183 min read
Why Talk About Sin?
Talking about hell is passe. Fire and brimstone sermons are considered out of fashion. The goal is to find the lost, comfort the...
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Paula Marolewski
Mar 5, 20181 min read
Get Your Perspective Right
“All right: that person has behaved badly toward you. But, haven’t you behaved worse toward God?” Jose Escriva How easy it is to get on...
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