Are you ready for a fun one? We’re almost to the end of our series: Did God Really Say? And oh man, did I save a good one for us! “Judge not, lest ye be judged.” Come on, who doesn’t love a good finger-pointing? (Eye roll!)

Culture tells us if we hold to any kind of Biblical Truth, we’re judgmental bigots. And when we mess up (which we always do!), we’re hypocritical frauds. So, is there a place for judgement? Or is it really, “Who am I to judge?” Let’s untangle this doozy together.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: “And what does God do? Yell? Drop his face in disappointment? Shake his fist with frustration? No. God invites them into conversation. God talks with them- not to them, with them. God invites them in, closer- into conversation, into dialogue with him.”

Well, it happened. I was baking some sourdough pumpkin cinnamon rolls this weekend, and I botched them up. I didn’t take the time to read all 5,623 steps, and I started at the wrong spot.

Apparently, starting points are pretty important. And that’s what we’ll chat about in this episode of our series: Did God Really Say? Let’s tackle another whopper of a tale that tricks us into believing: Love=Acceptance.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: “You see, when the starting place is love=acceptance, anything less than total acceptance can’t be love. Yet, that logic is inconsistent. If I don’t accept this starting place, the only way to agree is for me to change. But I thought, “If you want to change me, you don’t actually love me.” See what I mean? We just go round and round. So, there must be another way. There is.”

Ready to keep rolling in our series: Did God Really Say? Me too! We’ll pull back the curtain on yet another one of Ol’ Snake Eyes’ favorites. Yep, it’s slithered into every section of our lives, encouraging us to trust any and every fleeting feeling. Wow! What could possibly go wrong with such stellar advice? Get cozy and comfy as we chat through the latest lie to "Follow Your Heart." www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: “Our hearts can be so easily tricked, so easily swayed. After all, the fruit looked good, felt right, and seemed like wisdom. “Follow your heart. Trust your gut. It’ll never lie to you.” Oh, but Friend, it lies to us all.the.time. And we don’t just wake up here one day. No, it slithers in moment-by-moment, reel-by-reel.”

Michigan’s officially broken up with summer, and we’re back to hoodies and sock-hats. I’m not mad about that. Fall is my favorite season; it just makes me happy…until it doesn’t. Happiness is pretty fickle. We’re happy…until we’re not. So, let’s talk about all things happy. Even Bob Ross would like this one with his “happy little trees.” We’ll check out the latest lie in our series: Did God Really Say? www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: “Because the lie isn’t really “God just wants me to be happy.” The lie is actually about God’s character, His intention toward me, and His plan for who He made me to be- which is a reflection of God, not to be god.”

I love helping others, especially if that means dropping off some homemade soup or donuts. Reverse the roles? Not so much. Many of us (ahem, basically ALL of us) would much prefer to be the helper than the helped. Whether that’s helping out someone in need or just fixing our own mess, we DO NOT, no-way-no-how enjoy asking for help. So, we don’t…because we’ve bought into another lie from Genesis 3. Grab your coffee and let’s tackle the next sneaky, little lie in our series: Did God Really Say?

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: “They immediately start helping. Helping themselves, because God helps those who help themselves, right? Nope. Not only is that idea never found in Scripture, thank you Ben Franklin who wrote it in Poor Richard’s Almanac, but the concept isn’t even Biblical. God helps those who are helpless to help themselves.”

How’s your week going? Nailin’ it? Nope, me neither. But even if you are meeting and beating your goals, it never feels enough, right? Because it’s not….because we’re not. Not what? Not enough. And that’s good news, honest. It’s true. Our “enoughness” ended the moment we ate the fruit in Genesis 3. And now, well, no matter how hard we try, we’ll never sew enough fig leaves to cover our “not-enoughness.” And some things take a little more than positive self-talk and daily affirmations. So, let’s tackle another sneaky, little lie in our series: Did God Really Say? You Are Enough: Nope!

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Here’s a small excerpt: “I can’t say enough positive affirmations, love myself first, or manifest my supreme future. It will not work because I.am.not.enough, and neither are you. There are no amount of fig leaves to cover up what was ultimately uncovered that day in the Garden. Christ is the covering, once and for all. And that’s the good news.”

Do you find yourself sucked into stories desperate for the truth? Like, '“Yes, but what actually happened?” You’re not alone. The vast majority of us just want to know the truth about any given number of things. So, what is the truth? Well…, things get a little sticky when we start hearing “versions” of the truth. Subjective truth. Hmm… sounds like a good conversation. Grab a cup and let’s chat through the first lie in our series: Did God Really Say? www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "Thank you, linguistic theft or post, post-modernism, but nevertheless, here we are. Exchanging factual, objective truth for subjective truth. You see subjective truth is completely different from objective truth. Instead of being grounded in facts, evidence, and reality, subjective truth is built on opinion and perspective, on feelings and experience. Subjective truth is how the world seems to you, to me. It’s “true for me but maybe not true for you.” This is my truth. I’m living my truth. Speak your truth. But that’s some slippery ground because now we’re no longer talking about reality; we’ve entered into our perception of reality.”

Friend, I’m over it! I can’t anymore with the lies. It’s everywhere, and I’m ready to chat through those sneaky sayings squeezing their way into our lives! You too? So, grab your pumpkin-spiced whatever and meet me for a new series. We’ll chat countercultural these next couple months as we embrace Truth…real Truth. Let’s unpack those subtle lies that worm their way into our thoughts, words, and behaviors. www.glordinary.com

Here’s a small excerpt: "Do you hear it? It’s a subtle difference to question my character, my motives, my words. In this case, a subtle difference dividing the generous Creator and satisfied creation. That one word changes everything. Actually, that one word really changes everything."