I’ll be teaching over a two week period to students and pastors in Ecuador.

F. Remy DiederichNovember 7, 2024Comment

Creating a Positive Church Culture: The Power of Words

People are leaving the church and pastors wonder why. They are speaking the truth, right? It might have to do with the words they use and the tone in which they speak their words.

Christianity, church, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichOctober 31, 2024words, church, encouragement, toxic church, pastorComment

Defining Forgiveness: Six Things Forgiveness is Not (part two)

People often fail to forgive another person because they misunderstand the meaning of forgiveness. This post is part three of a three part series defining forgiveness.

Defining Forgiveness: Six Things Forgiveness is Not (part one)

People often fail to forgive another person because they misunderstand the meaning of forgiveness. This post is part two of a three part series defining forgiveness.

Defining Forgiveness - Three Things That Forgiveness Is

People often fail to forgive because they don’t understand what forgiveness is. This brief article defines forgiveness in simple terms.

Finding Purpose by Serving Others

If you are looking to find your purpose in life, it may not be in a career or even a ministry. The Bible gives us a good indication of our purpose by listening to an ancient prophet.

faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichMay 10, 2024serving, serving others, purpose, finding purpose, generosityComment

Identity and Purpose: aligning your behavior to your identity in Christ

Too often the behavior of Christians doesn’t line up with their claim to be God’s child, earning the name: hypocrite. This post looks at the need to align your behavior with your identity as God’s child and follower of Jesus.

Bible, faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichApril 29, 2024hypocrisy, hypocrite, Identity in Christ, finding your purposeComment

Church Abuse: Why "Matthew 18" May Not Apply to Confronting Pastors

Abusive church leaders misuse Matthew 18 to silence victims. Learn why it may not apply to pastors and what you can do instead.

Is Life Spinning Out of Control? How to Find God's Peace.

Where do you turn when life feels like it is spinning out of control? The Bible not only gives us the example of Jesus but also powerful verses to meditate on to find God’s peace.

fear, faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichApril 3, 2024hope, fear, worst Case scenario, Easter, out of controlComment

How to Overcome Fear with Faith: Part Two

When Jesus was arrested, his disciples reacted in fear. Maybe you can relate. Fear turns us into control freaks and robs us of our future.

Bible, Easter, faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichMarch 16, 2024Control freak, faith, Fear, Jesus Comments

How to Overcome Fear with Faith

When Jesus was arrested, his followers were gripped by fear. This post helps to better understand the effect that fear has on us and how to overcome it.

fear, faith, God, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichMarch 15, 2024Emotions, faith, Fear, Jesus Comment

Traveling Notes From Churches in Chile

In this post I relate my experience traveling to Chile (Antofagasta and Calama) to encourage two churches in their efforts to serve the poor.

Tackling Church Wounds with Christy Boulware

This is my second post with some of the questions and answers from when I was interviewed by Christy Boulware for her podcast. We looked at spiritual abuse and women in ministry.

Church Hurt Podcast with Christy Boulware

I join Christy Boulware on her podcast to kick off her new series on “Resilience in the Pews: Tackling Anxiety and Church Wounds. In this post I answer a few of the questions that she posed to me about spiritual abuse.

Talking Grief: Anderson Cooper and President Biden

In November of 2023, Anderson Cooper sat down with President Biden to talk about grief on Anderson’s “All There Is” podcast. Take time to face your grief and let God use it to change you into the person you are meant to be.

grief, mental health, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichJanuary 5, 2024Anderson Cooper, All There Is, President Biden, GriefComment

Is God Really Weak? Unpacking the Power of Vulnerability

No one likes to be weak. And no one wants God to be weak. But sometimes God shows up in his weakness as well as ours. An Advent meditation.

faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 21, 2023Advent, Jesus, Weakness, weakness of God Comments

The Weakness of God: An Advent Meditation

Advent…the season when we reflect on God entering the world through a baby, reveals a side of God that we might not expect. How might the “weakness” of God encourage you this Christmas?

Set Boundaries to Prevent Spiritual Abuse

People can easily find themselves caught in the web of a spiritually abusive church. How does that happen? And how can you prevent that from happening again. This post offers some answers.

F. Remy DiederichDecember 14, 2023 Comments

How to Write a Better Story for Your Life

If you don’t like the way your life is turning out, maybe you need to write a better story for your life. In this brief post I offer four steps to writing a better life story.

faith, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichNovember 20, 2023life story, failure, conflict Comments

How Low Self-Worth Makes Enemies of Friends

Low self-worth can surprisingly make “enemies” of your friends. How is this possible? In this article I look at the problem with the help of Henri Nouwen and offer some practical advice.

faith, mental health, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichOctober 30, 2023Henri Nouwen, low self-worth, self-worth, self-esteem, shameComment

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