Seth Gatchell
Developing a Pure Heart
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas–part 4 We’re in a series on The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. It is about enlarging your heart. The Grinch set out to steal Christmas from the citizens of Whoville. In his 1957 classic Dr. Seuss put his finger on the key element at the center of the real Christmas story:…
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Developing a Peaceful Heart
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas-pt. 3 DAY 1 This month at PCI we have been looking at how God enlarges our hearts. Who wants to end up like the Grinch with a heart two sizes too small? The Grinch assumed that Christmas was all about the presents. He set out to steal the presents from…
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Developing a Patient Heart
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas-pt. 2 December 9, 2012 DAY 1: Our critical hearts… What was wrong with the Grinch? It wasn’t that his shoes were too tight or that his head wasn’t screwed on quite right. It was that his heart was two sizes too small. This Christmas season we’ve been looking at how…
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Developing a Passionate Heart Overcoming a Cold, Hard Heart DAY 1 What was wrong with the Grinch? It wasn’t that his shoes were too tight or that his head wasn’t screwed on right. It was that his heart was two sizes too small. No room left for anyone else. So he lived in a…
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Need an Attitude Adjustment?
Giving Thanks DAY 1 Every parent absolutely insists on their small child saying, “thank you.” I have yet to run into ONE set of parents that don’t intuitively know that saying, “thank you,” is (1) not only the polite thing to do, (2) the right thing to do, and (3) even at the most selfish…
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Experiencing God-part 7
OBEY and EXPERIENCE GOD Experiencing God–part 7 Take some time, right now, to email me the answer to this question: what has struck you the most so far from Experiencing God? Reality #1: God is always at work around you. Reality #2: God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal.…
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