Gary Thomas Newsletter
November 16, 2024
This week's Free Subscriber post:
It’s Not Me, It’s You
In his sermon "It's Not Me, It's You" at Cherry Hills Community Church, Pastor Gary Thomas tackled the delicate issue of toxic relationships with humor and biblical wisdom. He reminded us that while Jesus calls us to love others, He doesn’t ask us to put up with harmful behaviors that drain our joy and peace. Drawing from scriptures, Pastor Gary shared practical steps to set healthy boundaries, seek God’s guidance, and find the strength to walk away when necessary. He highlighted how God's Word gives us the tools to discern and navigate toxic relationships gracefully—because sometimes, the best thing you can do is say, "Bless you and walk away."
Watch this sermon HERE.
This week's Paid Subscriber post:
The Walk Away Disciples
We're featuring my book When to Walk Away: Finding Freedom from Toxic People this week and next, as I'm also preaching on this topic at Cherry Hills Community Church. The sermons (which we'll post on Fridays for all subscribers) offer a general introduction to Jesus' strategy of walking away from toxic people rather than continually engaging them. Here, on the paid side, I'm offering two chapters that needed to be cut from the original book due to its length. If you have not noticed, books tend to be getting shorter and shorter due to costs and attention spans. In this case, the publisher liked the chapters but believed focusing on Jesus was sufficient; readers didn't need another chapter talking about how the disciples did the same. But I was blown away while studying how earnestly Paul, Peter and even John (the apostle of love) taught and practiced the art of walking away. So I'm happy to share that here this week on the blog, as I think these three men make some very excellent and helpful points about how to handle toxic people.
Read this blog HERE.
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Just let us know in the NOTE section when purchasing who will be receiving the book.
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